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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between the NVF group and the without NVF group

From: CT-based vertebral three-dimensional Hounsfield unit can predict the new vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebral augmentation in postmenopausal women: a retrospective study

Variables

With NVF

(n = 61)

Without NVF

(n = 288)

P Value

Age, years

74.75 ± 8.45

69.44 ± 8.86

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

23.33 ± 4.24

23.51 ± 3.34

0.719

History of hypertension, n (%)

  

0.268

 Yes

31 (50.8)

124 (43.1)

 

 No

30 (49.2)

164 (56.9)

 

History of diabetes, n (%)

  

0.222

 Yes

6 (9.8)

46 (16.0)

 

 No

55 (90.2)

242 (84.0)

 

Location of treated vertebrae, n (%)

  

0.106

 TL junction

47 (77.0)

246 (85.4)

 

 Non-TL junction

14 (23.0)

42 (14.6)

 

Multiple vertebral fracture, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Yes

16 (26.2)

13 (4.5)

 

 No

45 (73.8)

275 (95.5)

 

Surgical procedure, n (%)

  

0.714

 PKP

9 (14.8)

48 (16.7)

 

 PVP

52 (85.2)

240 (83.3)

 

BMD T-score

-3.23 ± 1.18

-2.62 ± 1.13

< 0.001

HU value

34.46 ± 23.44

68.15 ± 28.00

< 0.001

3D-HU

40.64 ± 22.43

79.93 ± 25.69

< 0.001

  1. NVF, new vertebral fracture; BMI, body mass index; TL junction, the treated vertebrae located at the level of T12–L2; HU, Hounsfield unit; 3D-HU, three-dimensional Hounsfield unit;
  2. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant