Table 1 Summary of anthropometric variables for the fracture and controls groups. Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the age, height, weight, BMI and BMD of the fracture and control groups. P values were obtained from a two-tailed t-test.

Age, years

69.1

6.5

69.2

6.3

0.97

Height, cm

158.6

7.1

157.1

0.4

0.38

Weight, kg

63.4

9.5

61.0

9.0

0.38

Body Mass Index, kg/m²

25.2

3.2

24.8

4.1

0.72

Femoral neck BMD (g cm ^-2 )

0.70

0.11

0.604

0.066

0.001