Do osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures precede hip fractures?

Table 1 Demographic details of patients (mean ± SD)

	Hip fracture with vertebral fracture	Hip fracture without vertebral fracture	P value
Number of patients (n = 111)	35	76
Mean age	76.9 ± 14.5	67.28 ± 12.2	0.001
BMD at hip (g/cm2) non fractured side	0.511 ± 2.5	0.692 ± 3.1	0.7
BMD at spine (g/cm2) non fractured vertebra	0.496 ± 4.3	0.728 ± 3.6	0.6
HTN/CAD (hypertension/ coronary artery disease)	14	45	0.06
Diabetes mellitus	25	49	0.5
Endocrine diseases	2	2	0.4
Stroke	3	7	0.9
Family history of osteoporotic fracture	3	0	0.7
Chronic kidney disease	9	4	0.01
Dementia	1	5	0.01
Asthma	5	2	0.06
Drugs, steroids, anticoagulants	4	7	0.7

BMD: Bone mineral density.