Table 2.

Predictors of Receiving Osteoporosis Management¹ within 6 Months After Hip or Wrist Fracture (n = 9,698)

	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Patient predictors
Age (years)
65–69	1.00 (referent)
70–74	1.03 (0.73–1.46)
74–79	0.96 (0.70–1.33)
80–84	0.82 (0.60–1.13)
85–89	0.78 (0.57–1.07)
90–94	0.63 (0.45–0.88)*
95+	0.51 (0.33–0.80)*
Income
<$10,000	1.00 (referent)
$10,000+	1.07 (0.96–1.19)
Race
White	1.00 (referent)
Black	0.60 (0.39–0.91)*
Other	1.50 (0.87–2.58))
Patient comorbidities
None	(referent)
Cancer	1.12 (0.90–1.41)
Coronary disease	0.94 (0.84–1.06)
Prior osteoporosis	2.39 (2.13–2.69)*
Glucocorticoid use	1.21 (1.01–1.46)*
Gastrointestinal disease	0.94 (0.83–1.07)
Number of prescriptions (0 is referent)	0.99(0.98–1.00)
Other patient characteristics
Prior treatment	9.41 (8.36–10.59)*
Pneumonia vaccine	1.20 (1.06–1.35)*
Nursing home within 6 months	0.79 (0.71–0.89)*
Physician predictors
Practice setting
Rural	1.00 (referent)
Urban	0.93 (0.81–1.06)
Gender
Male	1.00 (referent)
Female	1.18 (1.01–1.38)*
Specialty
Family/general practice	1.00 (referent)
Bone specialist	1.12 (0.84–1.49)
Medical specialty	1.01 (0.84–1.22)
Surgical specialty/other	0.96 (0.78–1.18)
Experience
<20 Years	1.00 (referent)
20+ Years	1.03 (0.92–1.16)

¹DXA and/or pharmacotherapy

*P < 0.05