Study participant characteristics.
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | 205 (65) | 109 (35) |
| Postmenopausal, n (%) | 198 (97) | NA |
| Duration menopause, yrs | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 16 (9–28) | NA |
| Age*, Median (10–90 percentiles) | 66 (59–76) | 66 (58–76) |
| Groups, n (%) | ||
| < 60 | 37 (18) | 27 (25) |
| 60–65 | 75 (37) | 27 (25) |
| 65–70 | 47 (23) | 22 (20) |
| > 70 | 45 (22) | 33 (30) |
| Height, cm, median (10–90 percentiles) | 155 (148–162) | 167 (159–177) |
| Weight, kg, median (10–90 percentiles) | 64 (54–81) | 76 (62–93) |
| BMI, median (10–90 percentiles) | 27 (23–33) | 28 (23–32) |
| BMI groups, n (%) | ||
| < 20 | 5 (2) | 1 (1) |
| 20–25 | 45 (22) | 28 (26) |
| 25–30 | 102 (50) | 61 (56) |
| 30–35 | 37 (18) | 16 (15) |
| 35–40 | 12 (6) | 3 (3) |
| > 40 | 4 (2) | 0 (0) |
| BMD, g/cm2 | ||
| Lumbar spine (L1–L4) | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.83 (0.66–1.03) | 0.95 (0.79–1.19) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.84 (0.13) | 0.97 (0.16) |
| Total hip | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.82 (0.68–0.98) | 0.97 (0.82–1.13) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.82 (0.12) | 0.97 (0.13) |
| Femoral neck | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.68 (0.56–0.81) | 0.79 (0.62–0.93) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.68 (0.10) | 0.79 (0.12) |
| Trochanter | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.63 (0.50–0.75) | 0.74 (0.60–0.89) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.63 (0.10) | 0.75 (0.12) |
| Intertrochanteric | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.99 (0.81–1.17) | 1.12 (0.95–1.37) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.99 (0.15) | 1.15 (0.16) |
| Ward triangle | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.51 (0.37–0.67) | 0.57 (0.40–0.76) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.52 (0.12) | 0.58 (0.13) |
| Forearm** | ||
| Median (10–90 percentiles) | 0.49 (0.39–0.56) | 0.61 (0.55–0.70) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.48 (0.06) | 0.61 (0.06) |
| Vertebral deformities per person, n (%) | ||
| 0 | 155 (76) | 80 (73) |
| 1 | 33 (16) | 15 (14) |
| 2 | 7 (3) | 8 (7) |
| 3 | 8 (4) | 2 (2) |
| 4 | 0 (0) | 3 (3) |
| 5 | 2 (1) | 0 (0) |
| 8 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Participants with ≥ 1 vertebral deformity***, n (%) | 50 (25) | 29 (26) |
| ≥ 1 osteoporotic deformity, n | 42 | 22 |
| ≥ 1 degenerative deformity, n | 6 | 7 |
| ≥ 1 traumatic deformity, n | 2 | 0 |
NA: not applicable; BMI: body mass index; BMD: bone mineral density.
↵* Age at assessment of clinical variables and BMD.
↵** BMD of forearm of 98 women and 58 men.
↵*** Vertebral deformity defined at the 20% level of differences in vertebral height ratios. Different types of deformities determined from radiographs.