Table 3

Predictors of a new osteoporosis diagnosis and/or treatment initiation*

% (No.) with New osteoporosis diagnosis/treatment

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)†

P

Age

-

1.01 (0.98-1.03)

-

Length of Stay (acute care), days

-

1.02 (1.01-1.04)

1.03 (1.02-1.05)

<0.001

Post-operative Care

Rehabilitation/Geriatrics

79.5% (58)

17.0 (8.4-34.2)

16.1 (7.17-36.2)

<0.001

Orthopedics Only

18.5% (28)

Sex

Female

40.8% (64)

1.4 (0.77 – 2.6)

2.12 (0.94-4.77)

0.07

Male

32.8% (22)

Previous Fracture (non-index)

Yes

35.5% (22)

-

No

39.5% (64)

0.84 (0.46 – 1.5)

Oral Corticosteroid Use

Yes

28.6% (2)

0.63 (0.12-3.3)

-

No

38.7% (84)

Radiographic Evidence €

Yes

42.6% (23)

1.3 (0.68-2.3)

-

No

37.1% (63)

Dementia/Cognitive Impairment

Yes

24.7% (19)

0.39 (0.21-0.72)

-

No

45.6% (67)

Previous Residence

LTC

8.6% (5)

0.10 (0.04-0.26)

-

Community

48.8% (81)

Discharge Location

LTC

22.5% (25)

0.25 (0.14-0.44)

0.51 (0.23-1.13)

0.09

Community

54% (61)

OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval. *Patients with no previous osteoporosis diagnosis or treatment, surviving to discharge (n = 224). †Only variables remaining in the final stepwise model. €Radiographic evidence of osteoporosis (see text).

Haaland et al. BMC Geriatrics 2009 9:28   doi:10.1186/1471-2318-9-28