Impact of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures on quality-of-life. a population-based study in Valencia, Spain (The FRAVO Study)

Table 5 Factors associated with Physical Component Summary score in women of 50 years and older.

		Coef.	95%CI	p
Age group	70-74 years	-2.43	-4.24; -0.62	0.009
	75 years and older	-2.97	-5.53; -0.41	0.023
Chronic conditions*	1	-4.66	-6.36; -2.95	<0.001
	2	-6.79	-8.73; -4.86	<0.001
	3 or more	-11.48	-13.74; -9.23	<0.001
Obesity (BMI>35)		-5.35	-7.57; -3.12	<0.001
Non-vertebral fracture		-3.28	-6.32; -0.24	0.034
Hypoestrogenism antecedents		-2.61	-4.30; -0.92	0.002
Vertebral fracture		-2.05	-3.97; -0.14	0.036
Constant		51.83	50.50; 53.15	<0.001

n = 804; p(F)<0.0001; r² = 0.224; Adjusted r² = 0.215. BMI: Body mass index. 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval. *Chronic conditions: corticoid treatment, gait abnormalities for any reason, cognitive or visual deficit, depression, gastrectomy, bowel resection, inflammatory bowel disease, thyroidectomy, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney failure and transplantation.

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