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Table 5 Predictors of receiving bone mineral density (BMD) measurement and predictors of osteoporosis (OP) treatment: Results from logistic regression models for men

From: Bone mineral density measurement and osteoporosis treatment after a fragility fracture in older adults: regional variation and determinants of use in Quebec

 

BMD testing

OP Treatment

Covariates

Crude OR

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Crude OR

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age in years

    

65–69

1.00

-

1.00

-

70–74

0.97

0.96 (0.69; 1.33)

1.42

1.46 (1.06; 2.01) *

75–79

0.86

0.86 (0.61; 1.20)

1.75

1.64 (1.20; 2.25) *

≥80

0.34

0.37 (0.25; 0.54) ***

1.44

1.54 (1.14; 2.08)*

Fracture

    

Hip

1.00

-

1.00

-

Humerus

1.40

1.09 (0.75; 1.58)

0.87

0.84 (0.60; 1.17)

Wrist

1.34

1.01 (0.65; 1.57)

0.50

0.57 (0.35; 0.91) *

Vertebral

3.53

2.77 (2.06; 3.72)***

5.49

5.15 (4.13; 6.42) ***

Social status §

    

At home with no IS

1.00

-

1.00

-

At home with partial IS

0.79

0.81 (0.62; 1.06)

1.33

1.27 (1.04; 1.56) *

At home with max IS

0.79

0.77 (0.40; 1.51)

1.10

1.26 (0.77; 2.07)

Living in LTCF

0.05

0.08 (0.01; 0.57)*

-

-

Comorbidity index

1.03

1.00 (0.98; 1.02)

1.09

1.05 (1.04; 1.07)***

Prior BMD testing

9.71

5.15 (3.00; 8.85)***

15.8

3.80 (2.19; 6.58)***

Prior OP treatment

3.45

1.36 (0.83; 2.23)

26.1

14.5 (10.4; 20.1)***

Long-term glucocorticoid use

5.16

2.95 (1.75; 4.97)

7.82

2.44 (1.54; 3.86) **

Distance from BMD device

    

≤ 32 km

1.00

-

-

-

Between 32 and 64 km

1.03

0.99 (0.64; 1.52)

  

Between 64 and 105 km

0.61

0.65 (0.30; 1.41)

  

More than 105 km

0.14

0.14 (0.03; 0.55)*

  
  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.0001
  2. § LTCF: Long-term care facility; IS: income supplement