CER1gene variations associated with bone mineral density, bone markers, and early menopause in postmenopausal women

Table 1 Characteristics of the osteoporotic ( N = 457) and control ( N = 150) groups

	Control	Osteoporotic
Age (years), mean [SD]	68.3 [11.2]	70.1 [11.3]
BMI (kg/m²), mean [SD]	28.1 [5.3]	26.9 [5]
Smoking (%)
No	80.3	82.7
Yes	19.7	16.3
Years since menopause, mean [SD]	18.1 [11.7]	21.0 [12]
T-score, mean [SD]	−0.6 [0.3]	−2.8 [0.6]
Vertebral fracture (%)
No	100	88.3
Yes	0	11.7
Hip fracture (%)
No	100	56.2
Yes	0	43.8
Other fractures (%)
No	100	76.6
Yes	0	23.4

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