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Table 2 A comparison between the basic characteristics of the subjects with and without osteoporosis

From: Smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, and osteoporosis among older adults: a cross-sectional study on PERSIAN cohort study in Fasa

Variable

Osteoporosis (−)

Osteoporosis (+)

p-value

Age (mean ± SD)

64.05 ± 4.00

64.22 ± 3.48

0.42*

BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)

24.80 ± 4.34

25.93 ± 4.81

< 0.001*

Number of pregnancies (mean ± SD)

8.89 ± 3.23

9.10 ± 3.29

0.35*

Number of abortions (mean ± SD)

1.06 ± 0.69

1.09 ± 0.79

0.18*

Calorie intake (mean ± SD)

2947.53 ± 1214.02

2713.75 ± 1045.77

< 0.001*

Physical activity (MET/day mean ± SD)

40.93 ± 11.50

36.55 ± 7.65

< 0.001*

Vitamin D (mean ± SD) (nmol/L)

53.24 ± 45.09

48.75 ± 37.74

0.07*

Vitamin K (nmol/L) (mean ± SD)

137.28 ± 3.93

201.65 ± 161.68

0.88*

Calcium (mmol/L mean ± SD)

1425.25 ± 695.07

1390.80 ± 658.59

0.37*

phosphorus (mmol/L mean ± SD)

1404.00 ± 581.70

1344.92 ± 545.48

0.07*

Gender N (%)

Male

675 (92.1%)

58 (7.9%)

< 0.001**

Female

545 (60.7%)

353 (39.3%)

History of a bone fracture in the past five years N (%)

Positive

447 (70.7%)

185 (29.3%)

0.003**

Negative

773 (77.4%)

226 (22.60%)

History of tubectomy N (%)

Positive

177 (62.30%)

107 (37.70%)

0.49**

Negative

368 (59.90%)

246 (40.10%)

History of hysterectomy N (%)

Positive

44 (54.30%)

37 (45.70%)

0.21**

Negative

501 (61.30%)

316 (38.70%)

Smoking N (%)

Positive

830 (71.90%)

324 (28.10%)

< 0.001**

Negative

390 (81.80%)

87 (18.20%)

Drug abuse N (%)

Positive

1010 (72.30%)

386 (27.70%)

< 0.001**

Negative

210 (89.40%)

25 (10.60%)

Alcohol consumption N (%)

Positive

25 (96.20%)

1 (3.80%)

0.01**

Negative

1195 (74.5%)

410 (25.50%)

Diabetes N (%)

Positive

229 (50.64%)

126 (50.35%)

< 0.001**

Negative

991 (70.77%)

285 (30.22%)

Hypertension N (%)

Positive

483 (67.70%)

230 (32.30%)

< 0.001**

Negative

737 (80.30%)

181 (19.70%)

Cardiovascular diseases N (%)

Positive

269 (67.30%)

131 (32.80%)

< 0.001**

Negative

951 (77.30%)

280 (22.70%)

History of using glucocorticoids N (%)

Positive

13 (43.30%)

17 (56.70%)

< 0.001**

Negative

1207 (75.40%)

394 (24.60%)

  1. *Independent t-test
  2. **chi-square test
  3. BMI: Body Mass Index