| 50-55 Years N=1905 (%) |
56-59 Years N=1378 (%) |
60-65 Years N=1615 (%) |
Total N=4898 (%) |
Chi-Square p-Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy product intake (≤600 mg/ day) | 773 (40.6) | 600 (43.5) | 738 (45.7) | 2111 (43.1) | 0.0087 |
| Observed height loss | 448 (23.5) | 410 (29.8) | 632 (39.1) | 1490 (30.4) | <0.0001 |
| Observed weight loss ≥10% in 10 years | 141 (7.5) | 111 (8.1) | 145 (9.0) | 398 (8.1) | 0.2971 |
| Patients with at least one fall in the preceding year | 337 (17.7) | 319 (23.2) | 463 (28.7) | 1119 (22.8) | <0.0001 |
| Presence of kyphosis | 266 (14.0) | 255 (18.5) | 395 (24.5) | 916 (18.7) | <0.0001 |
| Inability to rise from a chair without using one’s arms | 166 (8.7) | 128 (9.3) | 196 (12.1) | 490 (10.0) | 0.0009* |
| Problems in sensory perception affecting patient’s ability to walk | 104 (5.5) | 91 (6.6) | 146 (9.0) | 341 (7.0) | <0.0001* |
| Current and past smoking status | 610 (32.0) | 251 (18.2) | 212 (13.1) | 1163 (21.9) | <0.0001* |
| Lack of physical activity | 601 (31.5) | 421 (30.6) | 534 (33.1) | 1556 (31.8) | 0.334 |
| Personal history of osteoporotic fracture | 136 (7.1) | 123 (8.9) | 246 (15.2) | 505 (10.3) | <0.0001* |
| Family history of osteoporotic fracture | 415 (21.8) | 300 (21.8) | 379 (23.5) | 1094 (22.3) | 0.1749 |
| Mother | (18.2) | (17) | (17.2) | (17.5) | 0.5869 |
| Use of drugs that can influence bone metabolism and/ or increase risk of fracture: current or past | 570 (29.9) | 506 (36.7) | 642 (39.8) | 1718 (35.1) | <0.05 |
| Presence of bone metabolism disorder or disease that increases risk of falls | 194 (10.2) | 145 (10.5) | 246 (15.2) | 585 (11.9) | <0.05 |