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. 2023 Aug 31;29(2):66–72. doi: 10.6118/jmm.23006

Table 2. Incidence rates and odds ratios of fractures at various sites in postmenopausal women with low muscle mass.

Fracture sites Normal Low muscle mass Unadjusted Adjusted
Total (n) Event (n [%]) Total (n) Event (n [%]) OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Spine + femur + wrist combined 976 8.35 (1.01) 330 13.73 (2.27) 1.75 (1.12–2.72) 0.013 1.61 (1.05–2.46) 0.0282
Femur 976 0.47 (0.26) 330 1.10 (0.85) 2.34 (0.36–15.26) 0.375 2.16 (0.29–15.79) 0.4489
Wrist 976 6.22 (0.83) 330 10.08 (2.09) 1.69 (1.01–2.83) 0.046 1.57 (0.98–2.51) 0.0604

Adjusted by age, age of menopause, use of hormones, and smoking, height.

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.