Evaluation of risk factors of vertebral fracture in Japanese female patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Table 2 Comparison of clinical measurements in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis with and without vertebral fractures

	Without vertebral fractures (n = 42)	With vertebral fractures (n = 30)	p value
Age (years)	72.2 (8.3)	79.7 (6.4)	0.0038**
Body mass index	21.5 (3.8)	22.1 (3.2)	0.47
Bone mineral density (g/cm²)
Lumbar spine	0.767 (0.09)	0.79 (0.13)	0.45
Femoral neck	0.563 (0.12)	0.525 (0.122)	0.64
Total hip	0.671 (0.085)	0.61 (0.128)	0.37

ISSN: 1749-799X