Table 4 Comparison between patients with and without vertebral fractures
From: Osteoporosis, vertebral fractures and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women
|  | Absence of VFs (N = 154) | VFs grade 1 (N = 80) | VFs grade 2–3 (N = 36) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs): mean (SD) | 59.6 (7.36) | 62.1 (8.4) | 64.3 (8.07) | <0.001 |
Weight (Kg): mean (SD) | 75.9 (11.0) | 74.8 (12.7) | 75.3 (11.7) | NS |
Height (m): mean (SD) | 1.55 (0.05) | 1.56 (0.05) | 1.54 (0.06) | NS |
BMI (Kg/m2): mean (SD) | 32.4 (6.5) | 32.0 (6.6) | 32.6 (6.3) | NS |
History of traumatic fractures: n (%) | 33 (21.4) | 22 (27.5) | 14 (38.9) | 0.03 |
Low physical activity: n (%) | 102 (66.2) | 51 (63.8) | 26 (72.2) | NS |
Low calcium intake: n (%) | 73 (47.4) | 36 (45.0) | 18 (50.0) | NS |
Years since menopause (yrs): mean (SD) | 10.1 (7.6) | 13.1 (8.4) | 13.9 (8.4) | 0.003 |
Number of pregnancies: n (%) | 5.0 (2.3) | 5.7 (2.4) | 5.5 (3.0) | NS |
Diabetes: n (%) | 54 (35.1) | 16 (20.0) | 9 (25.0) | NS |
Hypertension: n (%) | 51 (33.1) | 26 (32.5) | 17 (47.2) | NS |
Dyslipidemia: n (%) | 36 (23.4) | 22 (27.5) | 7 (19.4) | NS |
Metabolic syndrome: n (%) | 34 (22.1) | 19 (23.8) | 9 (25.0) | NS |
Waist circumference (cm): mean (SD) | 103.7 (10.4) | 103.9 (10.6) | 103.6 (12.3) | NS |
Hip circumference (cm): mean (SD) | 113.6 (14.3) | 111.9 (10.4) | 113.0 (10.7) | NS |
Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2): mean (SD) | 1.011 (0.16) | 0.966 (0.19) | 0.936 (0.12) | 0.029 |
Lumbar spine T-score: mean (SD) | −1.30 (1.1) | −1.56 (1.6) | −1.83 (1.0) | NS |
Total hip BMD (g/cm2): mean (SD) | 0.943 (0.11) | 0.905 (0.15) | 0.881 (0.12) | 0.013 |
Total hip T-score: mean (SD) | −0.69 (0.9) | −0.99 (1.2) | −1.22 (1.0) | 0.012 |
Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2): mean (SD) | 0.869 (0.13) | 0.831 (0.13) | 0.834 (0.19) | NS |
Femoral neck T-score: mean (SD) | −1.25 (0.9) | −1.53 (1.1) | −1.83 (0.8) | 0.005 |
Osteoporosis (T-score below −2.5 any site): n (%) | 44 (24.0) | 32 (40.0) | 14 (38.9) | 0.006 |