Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 30,399) stratified according to the presence of incident fractures
Incident fractures (n = 8201) | No incident fractures (n = 22,198) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years ± SD) | 59.0 ± 7.8 | 57.0 ± 7.5 |
Sex, female (%) | 73.1 | 55.4 |
BMI (kg/m2 ± SD) | 25.6 ± 4.1 | 25.9 ± 4.0 |
Current smoking (%) | 27.5 | 28.6 |
Prevalent fracture (%) | 4.6 | 2.4 |
Family history of fracture (%) | 21.3 | 15.9 |
Unexplained syncope hospitalisations (%) | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Orthostatic hypotension hospitalisations (%) | 2.0 | 1.1 |
SBP (mmHg ± SD) | 141.8 ± 20.1 | 140.9 ± 20.0 |
DBP (mmHg ± SD) | 85.3 ± 9.8 | 85.7 ± 10.1 |