Table 1

Patient’s demographic data

ParametersTotal n=24 691Males n=10 853Females n=13 838
Age at examination (years old)79.4±4.3 (75–103)79.2±4.0 (75–101)*79.6±4.5 (75–103)
Age categories, n (%)
75–7914 932 (60.5)6757 (62.3)*8175 (59.1)
80–846554 (26.5)2892 (26.6)*3662 (26.5)
85≤3205 (13.0)1204 (11.1)*2001 (14.5)
BMI (kg/m2)22.2±3.1 (11.6–54.2)22.4±2.9 (13–54.2)*22.0±3.2 (11.6–43)
BMI categories
Underweight (BMI <18.5)2684 (10.9)910 (8.4)*1774 (12.8)
Normal weight (18.5≤BMI < 25)17 997 (71.6)7980 (73.5)*9687 (70.0)
Overweight and obese (25≤BMI)4340 (17.6)1963 (18.1)*2377 (17.1)
CCI1.7±1.7 (0–11)1.9±1.8 (0–11)*1.5±1.5 (0–10)
CCI categories, n (%)
Low (0)4710 (19.1)1907 (17.6)*2803 (20.3)
Medium (1–2)12 982 (52.6)5226 (48.2)*7756 (56.1)
High (3–4)5331 (21.6)2772 (25.1)*2609 (18.9)
Very high (≥5)1668 (6.8)998 (9.2)*670 (4.8)
Smoking (yes), n (%)1891 (7.7)1586 (14.6)*305 (2.2)
Use of alcohol (yes), n (%)9444 (38.2)6447 (59.4)*2997 (21.7)
Osteoporosis, n (%)3969 (16.1)374 (3.4)*3595 (26.0)
Follow-up duration (year)6.9±1.6 (0.1–8.0)6.6±1.8 (0.1–8.0)*7.0±1.4 (0.1–8.0)
  • Continuous values are expressed as mean±standard deviation (range).

  • *Significantly different between males and females (p<0.05).

  • BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.