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18 February 2021: Clinical Research

Comparison of the Characteristics of Back Pain in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with and without Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Study at a Single Osteoporosis Center in Poland

Piotr Sawicki 1ABCDEF , Marek Tałałaj 2D , Katarzyna Życińska 13DEG , Wojciech S. Zgliczyński 4CDFG* , Waldemar Wierzba 56BDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929853

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929853

Table 3 The summary analysis of categorical data of the responses provided in the questionnaire.

QuestionsAnswerPatients with compression fracturesPatients without compression fracturesp(5) value
Does your back pain limit your activity during the day, ie, make it necessary to stop (even for a moment) regular household activities?Yes118 (79.19%)82 (44.81%)
No31 (20.81%)101 (55.19%)
n=149n=183
If there is back pain, that limits your activity, how long does it last during the day?Not at all29 (19.73%)101 (55.19%)
1–2 hours37 (25.17%)49 (26.78%)0.866
3–4 hours37 (25.17%)17 (9.29%)0.177
5–8 hours16 (10.88%)9 (4.92%)0.612
Round the clock28 (19.05%)7 (3.83%)0.326
n=143n=183
How often does the severity of your back pain limit your daily activity?Not at all32 (21.77%)101 (55.19%)0.001
Once a week14 (9.52%)15 (8.20%)0.900
More often than once a week37 (25.17%)31 (16.94%)0.410
Every day64 (43.54%)36 (19.67%)0.016
n=147n=183
In which part of the spine the back pain is most severe?Cervical spine4 (3.36%)30 (17.65%)0.464
Thoracic spine13 (10.92%)14 (8.24%)0.813
Lumbar spine102 (85.72%)126 (74.11%)0.016
n=119n=170
Does the back pain occur at night?No92 (63.45%)131 (71.58%)0.199
Yes, but does not wake up6 (4.14%)9 (4.92%)0.945
Yes and wake up47 (32.41%)43 (23.50%)0.348
n=145n=183
During which part of the day is back pain most severe?Morning14 (9.33%)36 (19.57%)0.383
During the day107 (71.33%)82 (44.57%)
In the evening27 (18%)57 (30.98%)0.210
In the night2 (1.34%)9 (4.89%)0.822
n=150n=184
Do you remember ever experiencing an episode of sudden and more severe than usual back pain that could have occurred spontaneously or was associated with an injury?Yes77 (54.23%)43 (24.02%)
No65 (45.77%)136 (75.98%)
n=142n=179

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