Table 2

Odds-ratio (OR) of the risk factors for hip fracture in elderly women and men by conditional logistic regression analysis


Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI) adjusted for FNBMD
OR (95% CI) adjusted for weight

Women



     Abdominal fata (-10%)
1.5 (1.1 to 2.1)
1.1 (0.7 to 1.5)
1.1 (0.7 to 1.7)
     Weight (-10 kg)
2.0 (1.4 to 2.8)
1.3(0.9 to 1.7)
-
     BMI (-4 kg/m2)
1.7 (1.2 to 2.4)
1.2 (0.8 to 1.7)
1.5 (0.7 to 3.0)
     FNBMD (-0.12 g/cm2)
2.4 (1.7 to 3.9)
-
2.1 (1.3 to 3.5)

Men



     Abdominal fata (-10%)
1.2 (0.7 to 2.0)
1.5 (0.7 to 2.9)
1.8 (0.8 to 4.0)
     Weight (-10 kg)
1.4 (0.8 to 2.3)
1.5 (0.7 to 3.2)
-
     BMI (-4 kg/m2)
1.3 (0.7 to 2.5)
1.7 (0.6 to 4.5)
1.3 (0.9 to 1.9)
     FNBMD (-0.12 g/cm2)
2.3 (1.3 to 4.0)
-
3.0 (1.3 to 6.5)

BMI, Body mass index; FNBMD, femoral neck bone mineral density.

aAbdominal fat was expressed as percentage of the total soft tissue.

Bold-faced values are statistically significant.

Nguyen et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2005 6:11   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-6-11