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Table 2 Comparison of Characteristics Between Non-Osteoporotic Subjects with Discordance (TBS Worse than BMD) and Others

From: Factors associated with TBS worse than BMD in non-osteoporotic elderly population: Bushehr elderly health program

 

Women (N = 457)

Men (N = 878)

Discordant

N = 112

Others

N = 345

P value

Discordant

N = 54

Others

N = 824

P value

Continuous variables (Mean ± SD)

 Age (year)

 

67.9 (5.0)

66.8 (4.7)

0.030

69.1 (5.8)

69.0 (6.0)

0.888

 Years since menopause

20.4 (7.7)

18.8 (7.3)

0.046

 Anthropometric measures

Height (cm)

153.9 (5.7)

154.5 (5.5)

0.268

166.2 (6.1)

166.7 (6.1)

0.541

Weight (kg)

72.3 (9.9)

69.6 (9.7)

0.013

84.3 (10.9)

73.5 (10.9)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

30.5 (3.6)

29.1 (3.7)

< 0.001

30.5 (3.4)

26.4 (3.4)

< 0.001

WC (cm)

106.6 (9.2)

101.0 (10.0)

< 0.001

109.5 (9.2)

97.6 (9.7)

< 0.001

 Lipid profile

TC (mg/dl)

196 (48)

192 (47)

0.463

176 (38)

173 (41)

0.652

TG a (mg/dl)

137 (90)

135 (78)

0.418

122 (62)

118 (75)

0.502

LDL-C (mg/dl)

117 (42)

115 (42)

0.586

103 (34)

104 (35)

0.770

HDL-C (mg/dl)

49 (11)

47 (11)

0.242

44 (13)

42 (10)

0.167

 Creatinine a (mg/dl)

0.93 (0.16)

0.93 (0.2)

0.842

1.21 (0.32)

1.16 (0.28)

0.203

Categorical variables, n (%)

 Diabetes (yes)

50 (44.6%)

133 (38.6%)

0.253

21 (38.9%)

274 (33.2%)

0.396

 Rheumatoid arthritis (yes)

5 (4.5%)

7 (2.0%)

0.165

0

1 (0.1%)

0.798

 Underlying Diseases b

6 (5.4%)

17 (4.9%)

0.857

2 (3.7%)

28 (3.4%)

0.905

 Fracture History c

18 (16.2%)

50 (14.5%)

0.657

1 (1.8%)

31 (3.8%)

0.466

 Supplements

Vitamin D

14 (12.5%)

47 (13.6%)

0.761

2 (3.7%)

31 (3.8%)

0.983

Calcium

12 (10.7%)

52 (15.1%)

0.248

2 (3.7%)

26 (3.2%)

0.824

 Calcium intake

High

5 (4.6%)

16 (4.6%)

 

4 (7.4%)

83 (10.2%)

 

Moderate

33 (30.0%)

130 (37.8%)

 

30 (55.6%)

404 (49.4%)

 

Low

72 (65.4%)

198 (57.6%)

0.319

20 (37.0%)

330 (40.4%)

0.636

 Physical activity (Yes)

25 (22.3%)

103 (29.9%)

0.123

13 (24.1%)

201 (24.4%)

0.958

 Smoking

No

47 (42.0%)

195 (56.5%)

 

14 (25.9%)

373 (45.3%)

 

Past

41 (36.6%)

90 (26.1%)

 

26 (48.2%)

290 (35.2%)

 

Current

24 (21.4%)

60 (17.4%)

0.025

14 (25.9%)

161 (19.5%)

0.021

  1. BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference, TG: Triglyceride; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein-Cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein-Cholesterol; TC: Total Cholesterol; TBS: Trabecular Bone Score; BMD: Bone Mineral Density; a. Median (IQR) b. Including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, seizure, hyperthyroidism; c. Fractures after 45 years with minor trauma; Calcium intake: high > 1000 mg/day, moderate 500–1000 mg/day, and low < 500 mg/day