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Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis for risk factors of major and minor discordance getting T-score concordance at lumbar and femoral sites as the reference |
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| Variables |
Minor Discordance |
Major Discordance |
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| Gender (female) |
1.09 (0.85 – 1.4) |
1.02 (0.45 – 2.3) |
| Age decade |
1.2 (1.1 – 1.3)* |
1.5 (1.2 – 1.9)* |
| Age group (>65 years) |
1.2 (1.01 – 1.6)* |
1.4 (0.70 – 2.7) |
| Corticosteroid use |
0.89 (0.73 – 1.1) |
0.71 (0.37 – 1.3) |
| Body Mass Index (>30 kg/cm2) |
1.01 (0.87 – 1.2) |
1.7 (1.2 – 2.6)* |
| History of osteoporotic fracture |
1.1 (0.59 – 2.0) |
1.3 (0.29 – 5.5) |
| Smoking |
0.66 (0.45 – 0.97)* |
0.49 (0.12 – 2.1) |
| Menopause |
1.3 (1.1 – 1.5)* |
1.7 (1.01 – 2.7)* |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy |
0.37 (0.16 – 0.82)* |
0.54 (0.36 – 0.82)* |
| Age at menarche (> 13 years) |
1.1 (0.90 – 1.3) |
0.82 (0.50 – 1.3) |
| Age at menopause (> 50 years) |
1.4 (1.1 – 1.7)* |
2.0 (1.2 – 3.4)* |
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* indicates significant odds ratio. Numbers are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence intervals in parentheses). | ||
Moayyeri et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2005 5:3 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-5-3 |
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