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Table 5 Impact of HOR UV index on risk of lower limb fractures stratified by racial group/ethnicity

From: A retrospective cohort study on the influence of UV index and race/ethnicity on risk of stress and lower limb fractures

  

Men

Women

Variable

Strata –UV index

n

Odds ratio (95%CI)

p-value

n

Odds ratio (95%CI)

p-value

White

High

71,845

1.0

Referent

12,721

1.0

Referent

Medium

107,128

0.94 (0.85-1.05)

0.28

16,868

0.94 (0.78-1.13)

0.50

Low

107,536

0.85 (0.76-0.94)

<0.01

16,190

0.80 (0.65-0.97)

0.02

Black

High

21,196

1.0

Referent

9,888

1.0

Referent

Medium

29,301

1.33 (0.98-1.80)

0.07

12,124

1.15 (0.85-1.56)

0.37

Low

14,773

1.48 (1.05-2.09)

0.02

5,249

1.01 (0.68-1.50)

0.97

Hispanic

High

28,724

1.0

Referent

6,725

1.0

Referent

Medium

9,032

1.26 (0.96-1.67)

0.10

2,391

1.52 (1.01-2.28)

0.04

Low

9,691

1.11 (0.84-1.47)

0.47

2,454

0.98 (0.61-1.57)

0.94

Asian

High

5,775

1.0

Referent

1,262

1.0

Referent

Medium

4,137

0.72 (0.40-1.29)

0.27

915

0.92 (0.41-2.05)

0.84

Low

3,693

1.19 (0.70-2.00)

0.52

720

0.70 (0.27-1.81)

0.46

Am. Indian

High

1,331

1.0

Referent

638

1.0

Referent

Medium

1,530

1.13 (0.50-2.59)

0.77

424

1.00 (0.41-2.48)

0.99

 

Low

1,486

0.45 (0.15-1.31)

0.14

451

0.35 (0.10-1.25)

0.11

  1. Am, American.
  2. CI, Confidence Interval.
  3. HOR, Home of Record.
  4. UV, Ultraviolet.