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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants

From: Association between dietary selenium intake and the prevalence of osteoporosis and its role in the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Basic characteristics

OP population

Non-OP population

P

Number

78

1122

 

Gender

  

 < 0.001

 Male (n, %)

11 (14.1)

669 (59.6)

 

 Female (n, %)

67 (85.9)

453 (40.4)

 

Age (years)

58.5 ± 6.4

50.6 ± 7.2

 < 0.001

Smoking (n, %)

7 (9.0)

299 (26.6)

 < 0.001

Drinking (n, %)

14 (17.9)

471 (42.0)

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8 ± 3.2

24.5 ± 3.0

 < 0.001

Diabetes (n, %)

10 (12.8)

124 (11.1)

0.58

Hypertension (n, %)

35 (44.9)

348 (31.0)

0.016

Activity level (h/week)

2.8 ± 2.7

2.1 ± 2.9

0.039

Dietary calcium intake (mg/day)

442.6 ± 180.0

488.3 ± 195.0

0.045

Dietary fiber intake (g/day)

15.4 ± 10.8

18.6 ± 12.2

0.024

Dietary energy intake (Kcal/day)

1480.5 ± 650.0

1630.8 ± 600.0

0.034

Dietary selenium intake (μg/day)

39.2 ± 19.7

45.5 ± 22.6

0.017

  1. Footnote: OP, osteoporosis