Table 2 |
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Presence of fragility fracture in Brazilian population, according to gender, age, nutritional supplements use and presence of osteoporosis. |
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Fragility Fractures |
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No |
Yes |
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Gender |
Male |
603 (87%) |
89 (13%) |
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Female |
1353 (84%) |
241 (15%) |
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Age (years) |
40 – 49 |
638 (88%) |
88 (12%) |
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50 – 59 |
397 (88%) |
56 (12%) |
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60 – 69 |
359 (85%) |
62 (15%) |
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70 – 79 |
411 (82%) |
88 (18%) * |
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≥ 80 |
153 (81%) |
36 (19%) * |
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Osteoporosis |
No |
1809 (87%) |
280 (13%) |
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Yes |
150 (75%) |
50 (25%) * |
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* p < 0.001 |
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Pinheiro et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:6 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-6 |
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