Comparison of demographics and comorbidity between clinical vertebral fracture patients and controls
| Clinical vertebral fracture | P value | ||
| Yes (n=1 08 935) | No (n=1 08 935) | ||
| n(%) | n(%) | ||
| Age, years* | 0.99 | ||
| ≤49 | 36 313 (33.3) | 36 310 (33.3) | |
| 50–64 | 24 341 (22.3) | 24 345 (22.4) | |
| ≥65 | 48 281 (44.3) | 48 280 (44.3) | |
| Mean (SD)† | 58.8 (18.8) | 58.3 (18.8) | <0.001 |
| Gender* | 0.99 | ||
| Female | 60 216 (55.3) | 60 218 (55.3) | |
| Male | 48 719 (44.7) | 48 717 (44.7) | |
| Comorbidity* | |||
| Hypertension | 28 339 (26.0) | 28 338 (26.0) | 0.99 |
| Diabetes | 16 553 (15.2) | 16 554 (15.2) | 0.99 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 5692 (5.2) | 5695 (5.2) | 0.98 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1381 (1.2) | 1377 (1.2) | 0.94 |
| CKD | 3810 (3.5) | 3814 (3.5) | 0.96 |
| COPD | 5865 (5.3) | 5867 (5.3) | 0.98 |
| CCI score* | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 77 930 (71.5) | 82 878 (76.1) | |
| 1 | 17 489 (16.1) | 15 662 (14.4) | |
| 2 | 7079 (6.5) | 5378 (4.9) | |
| three or more | 6437 (5.9) | 5017 (4.6) | |
*Chi-square test examined categorical data.
†T-test examined continuous.