Table 1 Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of the sample by osteoporosis and morphometric vertebral fracture (%)
Without vertebral fracture | With Vertebral fracture | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-Score > -2.5 | T-Score ≤ -2.5 | Mild | Moderate-severe | ||
Age group (p < 0.001) | |||||
- 50-54 years | 86 (79.6) | 17 (15.7) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (1.8) | 108 (13.4) |
- 55-59 years | 118 (77.6) | 23 (15.1) | 7 (4.6) | 4 (2.6) | 152 (18.9) |
- 60-64 years | 117 (69.2) | 32 (18.9) | 17 (10.1) | 3 (1.8) | 169 (21.0) |
- 65-69 years | 99 (59.6) | 43 (25.9) | 14 (8.4) | 10 (6.0) | 166 (20.6) |
- 70-74 years | 68 (47.6) | 40 (28.0) | 20 (14.0) | 15 (10.5) | 143 (17.8) |
- 75 years and older | 22 (33.3) | 13 (19.7) | 15 (22.7) | 16 (24.2) | 66 (8.2) |
Educational level (p < 0.001) | |||||
- Without studies | 79 (52.3) | 26 (17.2) | 25 (16.6) | 21 (13.9) | 151 (18.8) |
- Primary | 215 (62.5) | 82 (23.8) | 28 (8.1) | 19 (5.5) | 344 (42.8) |
- Second./university | 132 (69.1) | 44 (23.0) | 11 (5.8) | 4 (2.1) | 191 (23.8) |
- Unknown | 84 (71.2) | 16 (13.6) | 12 (10.2) | 6 (5.1) | 118 (14.6) |
Densitometry (p < 0.001) | |||||
- Normal | 146 (90.1) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (7.4) | 4 (2.5) | 162 (20.1) |
- Osteopenia | 364 (87.3) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (7.7) | 21 (5.0) | 417 (51.9) |
- Osteoporosis | 0 (0.0) | 168 (74.7) | 32 (14.2) | 25 (11.1) | 225 (28.0) |
Chronic conditions (p = 0.094)* | |||||
- None | 150 (68.8) | 49 (22.5) | 11 (5.0) | 8 (3.7) | 218 (27.1) |
- 1 | 176 (61.8) | 62 (21.7) | 30 (10.5) | 17 (6.0) | 285 (35.5) |
- 2 | 118 (63.4) | 33 (17.7) | 19 (10.2) | 16 (8.6) | 186 (23.1) |
- 3 or more | 66 (57.4) | 24 (20.9) | 16 (13.9) | 9 (7.8) | 115 (14.3) |
Antecedents of non-vertebral fracture (p = 0.020) | |||||
- No | 493 (64.6) | 156 (20.4) | 69 (9.0) | 45 (5.9) | 763 (94.9) |
- Yes | 17 (41.5) | 12 (29.3) | 7 (17.1) | 5 (12.2) | 41 (5.1) |
Hypoestrogenism antecedents (p = 0.407) | |||||
- No | 416 (64.0) | 131 (20.1) | 65 (10.0) | 38 (5.8) | 650 (80.8) |
- Yes | 94 (61.0) | 37 (24.0) | 11 (7.1) | 12 (7.8) | 154 (19.1) |
Obesity BMI>35 (p = 0.010) | |||||
- No | 447 (62.0) | 162 (22.5) | 69 (9.6) | 43 (6.0) | 721 (89.7) |
- Yes | 63 (75.9) | 6 (7.2) | 7 (8.4) | 7 (8.4) | 83 (10.3) |
Antiosteoporotic treatment (p < 0.001) | |||||
- No | 416 (66.4) | 119 (19.0) | 62 (9.9) | 29 (4.6) | 626 (77.9) |
- Yes | 94 (52.8) | 49 (27.5) | 14 (7.9) | 21 (11.8) | 178 (22.1) |
Vertebral fracture localization (p < 0.001) | |||||
- Thoracic | - | - | 65 (71.4) | 26 (28 .6) | 91 (72.2) |
- Lumbar | - | - | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 13 (10.3) |
- Both | - | - | 3 (13.6) | 19(86.4) | 22 (17.5) |
TOTAL | 510 (63.4) | 168 (20.9) | 76 (9.4) | 50 (6.2) | 804 (100) |