Table 3

Baseline characteristics of participants who did and did not request the trial's results

Baseline Variable
Requested trial results
Did not request trial results

Age (mean, SD)
76.00 (4.30) n = 647
76.80 (4.68) n = 74
Weight (Kilos, mean SD)
65.59 (11.94) n = 618
64.28 (11.77) (n = 71)
Percent (n) < 58 kilos
30.7% (190/618)
32.4% (23/71)
Prior any fracture
59.2% (383/647)
53.4% (39/73)
Smoker
4.5% (21/463)
3.8% (2/52)
Poor/Fair Health
31.9% (206/646)
41.7% (30/72)
Maternal hip fracture
13.3% (86/647)
16.7% (12/72)
Fall in previous 12 months
31.1% (201/647)
31.9% (23/72)
Taking anti-fracture treatment
5.9% (38/647)
4.2% (3/73)
SF12


MCS (mean; SD)
52.61 (8.49) n = 629
50.98 (11.5) n = 70
PCS (mean; SD)
41.73 (11.8) n = 629
39.65 (11.20) n = 70
Euroqol
0.74 (0.21) n = 640
0.75 (0.19) n = 71

Cockayne and Torgerson BMC Medical Research Methodology 2005 5:34   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-5-34