Table 2 Associations between osteoporosis and comorbidities with adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (GEDA 2012)
Comorbidity | Study population n (%a) (N = 10,660) | Osteoporosis population n (%a) (N = 911) | ORb (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Arthrosis | 3541 (34.5) | 573 (63.2) | 3.3 (2.6-4.1)*** |
Hypertension | 4602 (44.2) | 464 (51.3) | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
Chronic low back pain | 2656 (26.8) | 442 (49.6) | 2.8 (2.3-3.5)*** |
Hypercholesterolemia | 3092 (30.1) | 334 (38.6) | 1.5 (1.2-1.8)** |
Coronary heart disease | 1278 (13.7) | 175 (21.0) | 1.5 (1.1-2.0)** |
Arthritis | 799 (8.3) | 171 (20.6) | 3.0 (2.2-4.2)*** |
Any type of cancer | 1334 (12.2) | 154 (16.0) | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
Depression | 911 (8.8) | 128 (15.3) | 2.3 (1.7-3.1)*** |
Chronic heart failure | 600 (6.1) | 110 (14.0) | 2.3 (1.6-3.1)*** |
Diabetes mellitus | 1418 (13.7) | 122 (13.8) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
Bronchial asthma | 695 (7.1) | 106 (12.2) | 1.6 (1.2-2.2)** |
Chronic bronchitis | 701 (7.2) | 119 (11.9) | 1.6 (1.2-2.2)** |
Stroke | 437 (4.6) | 67 (9.1) | 1.8 (1.1-2.8)* |
Myocardial infarction | 596 (6.2) | 59 (7.3) | 1.0 (0.7-1.5) |
Chronic liver disease | 232 (2.1) | 36 (3.8) | 1.8 (1.0-3.2)* |