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Table 6 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with bone mineral density <70 % of young adult mean

From: Risk of low bone mineral density in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologics

Feature

Odds ratio

95 % confidence intervals

p value

Age (per 1 year increase)

1.065

1.015–1.101

0.003*

sex

5.019

1.367–18.43

0.015*

Disease duration (per 1 year increase)

1.077

1.028–1.128

0.002*

History of past vertebral fracture

7.708

2.505–23.72

<0.001*

BMI (per 1 point increase)

0.766

0.665–0.883

<0.001*

Steinbrocker classification

2.302

1.473–3.597

<0.001*

  1. BMD bone mineral density, BMI body mass index