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Table 3 Risk factors of low-energy wrist fractures assessed by logistic regression analysis

From: Is health-related quality of life associated with the risk of low-energy wrist fracture: a case-control study

  OR (95% CI) p
Demographics
Age (per year) 0.97 (0.94–1.00) 0.055
BMI (kg/m2) 0.92 (0.86–0.98) 0.013
Living alone (n/y) 1.91 (1.07–3.40) 0.028
SF-36 HRQOL
General health (per 10 points) 1.31 (1.10–1.56) 0.003
Bodily pain (per 10 points) 1.18 (1.03–1.34) 0.012
Physical role limitation (per 10 points) 0.87 (0.79–0.95) 0.004
Mental health (per 10 points) 1.39 (1.09–1.79) 0.009
Social function (per 10 points) 0.65 (0.53–0.80) < 0.001
Clinical characteristics
Osteoporosis in hip and/or spine (n/y) 3.30 (1.67–6.50) 0.001
≥1 fall(s) the last year (n/y) 2.01 (1.16–3.49) 0.013
  1. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) and p values. The SF-36 domain scores were divided by a factor of 10 to estimate the OR.
  2. BMI, body mass index; n/y, no or yes answer; HRQOL, health-related quality of life.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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