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- Table 1:
Characteristics of treated vertebroplasty and untreated vertebral fracture cohorts
Treated Cohort (n = 524) Untreated Cohorta Asymptomatic(n = 371) Symptomatic(n = 201) Age (yr) (mean) 75.3 ± 10.5 76.9 ± 11.6 73.1 ± 12.0 Male (%) 155 (29.6) 68 (18.3) 17 (8.5) Caucasian (%) 481 (97.6) 363 (98.1) 199 (99.0) Charlson index (mean) 3.1 ± 3.2 2.2 ± 2.6 1.6 ± 2.4 0 111 (21.2%) 117 (31.5%) 95 (47.3%) 1–3 249 (47.5%) 177 (47.7%) 72 (35.8%) 4+ 164 (31.3%) 77 (20.8%) 34 (16.9%) -
↵a Seventeen of the 589 untreated subjects had unknown back pain and were excluded from the table.
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- Table 2:
HRs with 95% CIs comparing risk of death after adjusting for age in treated-versus-untreated cohorts
Subgroup HR (95% CI) All subjects: treated-vs-untreated cohort Univariate 1.62 (1.35–1.96) Sex adjustment 1.41 (1.17–1.71) Sex + Charlson score adjustment 1.17 (0.96–1.42) Charlson index = 0 Univariate 1.50 (0.86–2.61) Sex adjustment 1.46 (0.84–2.55) Charlson index = 1–3 Univariate 1.09 (0.83–1.43) Sex adjustment 1.00 (0.76–1.32) Sex + Charlson score adjustment 0.94 (0.71–1.24) Charlson index >3 Univariate 1.35 (0.99–1.83) Sex adjustment 1.26 (0.91–1.73) Sex + Charlson score adjustment 1.20 (0.87–1.66) All subjects: treated vs symptomatic untreated cohort Univariate 1.32 (1.08–1.62) Sex adjustment 1.20 (0.98–1.48) Sex + Charlson score adjustment 1.02 (0.82–1.25) Charlson index = 0 Univariate 1.22 (0.68–2.19) Sex adjustment 1.22 (0.68–2.19) Charlson index = 1–3 Univariate 0.97 (0.72–1.30) Sex adjustment 0.92 (0.68–1.24) Sex + Charlson score adjustment 0.86 (0.64–1.16) Charlson index >3 Univariate 1.07 (0.76–1.51) Sex adjustment 1.02 (0.72–1.45) Sex + Charlson score adjustment 1.00 (0.71–1.42)
