Table 1 Characteristics among the population with abnormal BMD (% within group)
From: Toxoplasma gondii infection as a risk factor for osteoporosis: a case–control study
Variables | Overall (N = 729) | Osteopenia (N = 316) | Osteoporosis (N = 413) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age/years (Mean ± SD) | 69.89 ± 9.88 | 67.28 ± 9.64 | 71.89 ± 9.60 | < 0.001*** |
Sex | ||||
Male | 179 (24.55) | 109 (34.49) | 70 (16.95) | < 0.001*** |
Female | 550 (75.45) | 207 (65.51) | 343 (83.05) | |
Job | ||||
Retire | 292 (40.05) | 126 (39.87) | 166 (40.19) | 0.995 |
Worker/farmer | 117 (16.05) | 52 (16.46) | 65 (15.74) | |
Others | 274 (37.59) | 118 (37.34) | 156 (37.77) | |
Missing | 46 (6.31) | 20 (6.33) | 26 (6.30) | |
Smoking | ||||
No | 715 (98.08) | 310 (98.10) | 405 (98.06) | 0.970 |
Yes | 14 (1.92) | 6 (1.90) | 8 (1.94) | |
Drinking | ||||
No | 699 (95.88) | 298 (94.30) | 401 (97.09) | 0.060 |
Yes | 30 (4.12) | 18 (5.70) | 12 (2.91) | |
Hormone taking | ||||
No | 684 (93.83) | 294 (93.04) | 390 (94.43) | 0.439 |
Yes | 45 (6.17) | 22 (6.96) | 23 (5.57) | |
TG | ||||
≤ 1.5 mmol/L | 427 (63.73) | 164 (57.54) | 263 (68.31) | 0.004** |
> 1.5 mmol/L | 243 (36.27) | 121 (42.46) | 122 (31.69) | |
TC | ||||
≤ 4.5 mmol/L | 243 (36.27) | 98 (34.39) | 145 (37.66) | 0.383 |
> 4.5 mmol/L | 427 (63.73) | 187 (65.61) | 240 (62.34) | |
Number of comorbidities | ||||
0 | 426 (58.44) | 172 (54.43) | 254 (61.50) | 0.135 |
1 | 195 (26.75) | 95 (30.06) | 100 (24.21) | |
≥ 2 | 108 (14.81) | 49 (15.51) | 59 (14.29) | |
T. gondii infection | ||||
No | 616 (84.50) | 283 (89.56) | 333 (80.63) | 0.001** |
Yes | 113 (15.50) | 33 (10.44) | 80 (19.37) | |