Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the osteoporosis and control groups

From: Osteoporosis and risk of dementia among older adults: a population‑based cohort study

Characteristics

Full cohort analysis

Matched cohort analysis

Osteoporosis group (n = 9 605)

Control group (n = 166 545)

SMD

Osteoporosis group (n = 9 530)

Matched control group (n = 43 913)

SMD

Age at baseline, years

72.8 ± 6.5

70.5 ± 5.3

0.381

72.7 ± 6.5

72.3 ± 6.1

0.072

Sex

 Men

2 638 (27.5)

76 129 (45.7)

0.386

2 634 (27.6)

12 429 (28.3)

0.015

 Women

6 967 (72.5)

90 416 (54.3)

 

6 896 (72.4)

31 484 (71.7)

 

Educational level

 Junior high school or below

4 986 (51.9)

105 930 (63.6)

0.238

4 962 (52.1)

23 548 (53.6)

0.031

 Senior high school or above

4 619 (48.1)

60 615 (36.4)

 

4 568 (47.9)

20 365 (46.4)

 

Marital status

  

0.096

  

0.024

 With a spouse

9 010 (93.8)

159 766 (95.9)

 

8 948 (93.9)

41 475 (94.4)

 

 Without a spouse

595 (6.2)

6 779 (4.1)

 

582 (6.1)

2 438 (5.6)

 

Shenzhen household registration

  

0.616

  

0.066

 Yes

5 919 (61.6)

53 671 (32.2)

 

5 846 (61.3)

25 519 (58.1)

 

 No

3 686 (38.4)

112 874 (67.8)

 

3 684 (38.7)

18 394 (41.9)

 

Smoking status

  

0.261

  

0.008

 Nonsmoker

8 343 (86.9)

130 378 (78.3)

 

8 270 (86.8)

38 042 (86.6)

 

 Former smoker

879 (9.2)

19 475 (11.7)

 

877 (9.2)

4 038 (9.2)

 

 Current smoker

383 (4.0)

16 692 (10.0)

 

383 (4.0)

1 833 (4.2)

 

Exercise frequency

  

0.005

  

0.011

 <1 time a week

2 111 (22.0)

36 920 (22.2)

 

2 085 (21.9)

9 407 (21.4)

 

 ≥1 time a week

7 494 (78.0)

129 625 (77.8)

 

7 445 (78.1)

34 506 (78.6)

 

BMI category, kg/m2

  

0.035

  

0.010

 <24.0

4 996 (52.0)

87 108 (52.3)

 

4 947 (51.9)

22 935 (52.2)

 

 24.0–27.9

3 577 (37.2)

63 296 (38.0)

 

3 556 (37.3)

16 376 (37.3)

 

 ≥28.0

1 032 (10.7)

16 141 (9.7)

 

1 027 (10.8)

4 602 (10.5)

 

SBP, mmHg

132.9 ± 16.5

133.8 ± 17.4

0.057

132.9 ± 16.5

132.9 ± 16.6

<0.001

DBP, mmHg

75.5 ± 9.6

77.6 ± 10.1

0.217

75.5 ± 9.6

76.0 ± 9.6

0.047

Disease history

 Hypertension

6 318 (65.8)

80 431 (48.3)

0.359

6 243 (65.5)

27 588 (62.8)

0.056

 Diabetes

3 317 (34.5)

37 999 (22.8)

0.261

3 267 (34.3)

14 018 (31.9)

0.050

 Dyslipidemia

6 066 (63.2)

70 674 (42.4)

0.424

5 998 (62.9)

26 457 (60.2)

0.055

 Stroke

1 807 (18.8)

13 843 (8.3)

0.310

1 746 (18.3)

6 746 (15.4)

0.079

 Cancer

1 017 (10.6)

10 628 (6.4)

0.151

991 (10.4)

4 051 (9.2)

0.039

 Chronic kidney disease

1 393 (14.5)

15 603 (9.4)

0.159

1 366 (14.3)

5 714 (13.0)

0.038

 Depression

225 (2.3)

1 031 (0.6)

0.143

198 (2.1)

649 (1.5)

0.045

  1. SMD standardized mean differences, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure