Table 1.

Description of participants who were undiagnosed and untreated at baseline with followup data within 6 months of screening, by program phase. Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified.

CharacteristicsPhase I: Education and Communication to PCP, n = 3997Phase II: Education, BMD Testing, and Risk Assessment, and Communication to PCP
All Eligible at Active Phase II Sites, n = 1363Confirmed Participants, n = 569Eligible Nonparticipants, n = 794
Sociodemographics
  Age, yrs, mean ± SD68.5 ± 11.267.9 ± 11.265.2 ± 10.269.8 ± 11.5
  Sex
    Male905 (22.6)367 (26.0)191 (33.6)176 (22.2)
    Female3092 (77.4)996 (73.1)378 (66.4)618 (77.8)
  Fracture location a
    Hip423 (10.6)164 (12.0)68 (12.0)96 (12.1)
    Wrist1470 (36.8)549 (40.3)255 (44.8)294 (37.0)
    Shoulder716 (17.9)203 (14.9)94 (16.5)109 (13.7)
    Ankle651 (16.3)213 (15.6)49 (8.6)164 (20.7)
    Other b737 (18.4)234 (17.1)103 (18.1)131 (16.5)
Osteoporosis-related outcomes at 6 mos
  Had a BMD test done2612 (65.4)977 (71.7)541 (95.1)436 (54.9)
    BMD test results (of those tested)
      High risk231 (42.7)
      Moderate risk284 (52.5)
      Missing26 (4.8)
  Treatment initiation821 (20.5)359 (26.3)203 (35.7)156 (19.6)
    Treatment initiation among those who had a BMD test result indicating:
      High risk132 (57.1)
      Moderate risk65 (22.9)
  • a Some patients had multiple fractures.

  • b “Other” includes vertebral, clavicle, tibia-fibula, etc. PCP: primary care provider; BMD: bone mineral density.