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Table 2 Use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and incidence of fracture

From: The impact of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors on bone fracture risk: a nationwide nested case-control study

Variables

Fracture case

Controls

Conditional logistic regression

(n = 1,049)

(n = 1,049)

n

%

n

%

OR (95% CI)

P-value

RASi use

Never-user

819

51.3

778

48.7

  

Ever-user

230

45.9

271

54.1

0.73 (0.59–0.91)

0.004

RASi prescription at the index date

Never-user

819

51.3

778

48.7

  

Past user

67

46.5

77

53.5

0.72 (0.49–1.05)

0.084

Current user

163

45.7

194

54.3

0.73 (0.57–0.94)

0.014

RASi cumulative dose (cDDD)

0 < cDDD < 90

44

40.0

66

60.0

0.65 (0.43–0.99)

0.043

90 ≤ cDDD < 180

26

36.6

45

63.4

0.53 (0.31–0.90)

0.018

180 ≤ cDDD < 365

28

37.3

47

62.7

0.47 (0.27–0.82)

0.007

cDDD ≥ 365

132

53.9

113

46.1

0.94 (0.70–1.26)

0.693

Cumulative prescription days

0 < days < 90

43

37.7

71

62.3

0.60 (0.39–0.90)

0.014

90 ≤ days < 180

30

41.7

42

58.3

0.61 (0.37–1.03)

0.063

180 ≤ days < 365

27

35.5

49

64.5

0.49 (0.29–0.83)

0.009

Days ≥ 365

130

54.4

109

45.6

0.95 (0.71–1.28)

0.744

Mean prescribed daily dose (PDD)

PDD < 0.5

7

46.7

8

53.3

0.84 (0.29–2.47)

0.752

0.5 ≤ PDD < 1

167

44.5

208

55.5

0.72 (0.56–0.92)

0.008

PDD ≥ 1

56

50.5

55

49.5

0.75 (0.49–1.15)

0.194

  1. Abbreviations: RASi Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, cDDD Cumulative defined daily dose, PDD Prescribed daily dose