Table 1 Participant characteristics
| N (%) | No recent fracture (N = 107) | Recent fracture (N = 37) |
Total (N = 144) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age, years, mean (SD) [min-max, years] |
69.7 (8.70) [52.0-88.8] |
69.4 (9.70) [51.3-87.9] |
69.4 (9.70) [51.3-88.8] |
| Education | |||
| Did not complete high school | 5 (4.7 %) | 3 (8.1 %) | 8 (5.6 %) |
| High school | 31 (29.0 %) | 12 (32.4 %) | 43 (29.9 %) |
| Some college | 33 (30.8 %) | 12 (32.4 %) | 45 (31.2 %) |
| College degree | 25 (23.4 %) | 4 (10.8 %) | 29 (20.1 %) |
| Graduate degree | 13 (12.1 %) | 6 (16.2 %) | 19 (13.2 %) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Asian | 2 (1.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | 2 (1.4 %) |
| Black | 1 (0.9 %) | 3 (8.1 %) | 4 (2.8 %) |
| Hispanic | 4 (3.7 %) | 2 (5.4 %) | 6 (4.2 %) |
| White or Caucasian | 100 (93.5 %) | 32 (86.5 %) | 132 (91.7 %) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed full time | 14 (13.1 %) | 6 (16.2 %) | 20 (13.9 %) |
| Employed part time | 8 (7.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 8 (5.6 %) |
| Retired | 64 (59.8 %) | 21 (56.8 %) | 85 (59.0 %) |
| Unemployed | 1 (0.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (0.7 %) |
| Looking after home/family | 11 (10.3 %) | 2 (5.4 %) | 13 (9.0 %) |
| Permanently unable to work | 7 (6.5 %) | 7 (18.9 %) | 14 (9.7 %) |
| Other | 2 (1.9 %) | 1 (2.7 %) | 3 (2.1 %) |
|
Disease duration [min-max, years] |
6.83 (4.80) n = 94 [0.45 – 19.8] |
8.02 (6.75) n = 25 [0–30.6] |
7.08 (5.26) n = 119 [0 – 30.6] |
|
Time (months) since most recent fracture [min-max, months] |
123.9 (193.5) n = 53 [1.97 - 703.8] |
0.75 (0.41) n = 37 [0–1.35] |
73.3 (160.0) n = 90 [0–704.6] |
| Medication | |||
| Calcium | 69 (64.5 %) | 24 (64.9 %) | 93 (64.6 %) |
| Vitamin D | 73 (68.2 %) | 24 (64.9 %) | 97 (67.4 %) |
| Bisphosphonates | 68 (63.6 %) | 12 (32.4 %) | 80 (55.6 %) |
| Other | 29 (27.1 %) | 9 (24.3 %) | 38 (26.4 %) |
| Pain medicationsa | 64 (59.8 %) | 28 (75.7 %) | 92 (63.9 %) |
| Upper/lower limb impediments | |||
| Osteoarthritis | 42 (39.3 %) | 14 (37.8 %) | 56 (38.9 %) |
| Hip | 22 (20.6 %) | 3 (8.1 %) | 25 (17.4 %) |
| Knee | 32 (29.9 %) | 10 (27.0 %) | 42 (29.2 %) |
| Ankle | 5 (4.7 %) | 3 (8.1 %) | 8 (5.6 %) |
| Shoulder | 11 (10.3 %) | 3 (8.1 %) | 14 (9.7 %) |
| Wrist/hand | 25 (23.4 %) | 9 (24.3 %) | 34 (23.6 %) |
| Other upper limb | 12 (11.2 %) | 3 (8.1 %) | 15 (10.4 %) |
| Other lower limb | 14 (13.1 %) | 6 (16.2 %) | 20 (13.9 %) |
| No upper/lower limb impediment | 57 (53.3 %) | 20 (54.1 %) | 77 (53.5 %) |
| OPAQ-PF scores (Total 0–100)b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 82.2 (21.1) | 57.0 (26.1) | 75.7 (24.9) |
| Median (IQR) | 92.0 (69.3–100) | 58.7 (37.3–78.7) | 83.3 (57.7–98.7) |
| Min, max | 28, 100 | 5.33, 100 | 5.33, 100 |
| N (%) max | 31 (29.0 %) | 1 (2.7 %) | 32 (22.2 %) |