Table 2

The crude and adjusted Odds ratio for osteoporosis risk factors in case patients and matched controls

Characteristics

Cases (n = 178)

Controls (n = 178)

Crude Odds Ratio (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95%CI)*

P value


Age (years)


< 55

30 (16.8)

28 (15.7)

56–60

33 (18.5)

38 (21.3)

61–65

51 (28.7)

57 (32)

66–70

36 (20.2)

29 (16.3)

>70

28 (15.7)

26 (14.6)

Body mass index (kg/m2)


<25

35 (19.7)

32 (18)

25–29.9

55 (30.9)

62 (34.8)

≥30

88 (49.4)

84 (47.2)

Veil Wearing


No

29 (16.3)

55 (30.9)

1

1

yes

149 (83.7)

123 (69.1)

2.29 (1.38–3.82)

0.001

2.20 (1.22–3.9)

0.008

Time since menopause (years)


<5

27 (15.2)

35 (19.7)

1

1

5–10

32 (18)

34 (19.1)

1.22 (0.6–2.4)

0.57

1.10 (0.51–2.39)

0.7

>10

119 (66.9)

109 (61.2)

1.41 (0.8–2.4)

0.22

1.08 (0.52–2.24)

0.8

History of personal peripheral osteoporotic fractures


No

139 (78.1)

149 (83.7)

1

1

yes

39 (21.9)

29 (16.3)

1.44 (0.84–2.45)

0.17

1.34 (0.75–2.38)

0.3

History of familial peripheral osteoporotic fractures


No

147 (82.6)

160 (89.9)

yes

31 (17.4)

18 (10.1)

1.87 (1.05–3.49)

0.04

2.19 (1.12–4.29)

0.02

Number of pregnancies


<3

43 (31.4)

39 (27.7)

1

1

3–5

67 (48.9)

89 (63.1)

0.68 (0.3–1.1)

0.16

0.65 (0.37–1.1)

0.1

> 5

27 (19.7)

13 (9.2)

2.01 (1.20–3.38)

0.007

1.34 (0.75–2.38)

0.3

Cigarette smoking


No

175 (98.3)

171 (96.1)

1

1

yes

3

7

0.42 (0.1–1.6)

0.66 (0.14–2.9)

0.5

Alcohol intake


No

176 (97.7)

177 (99.4)

1

yes

2 (1.13)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.06–16)


Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval

* Adjusted for the other categorical parameters in this table except for alcohol intake.

† Matching variables.

Allali et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:135   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-135

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