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. 2008 Jun 13;116(10):1338–1343. doi: 10.1289/ehp.11452

Table 4.

U-Cd (μg/g creatinine)-adjusted ORsa for osteoporosis by outcome measure (data source), women ≥50 years of age, by smoking status.

Osteoporosis
Satterwaithe p-value
Yes No OR 95% CI
Hip BMD (NHANES III, 1988–1994)b
 Never-smokers 360 1,361 1.20 0.98–1.48 0.08
 Ever-smokers 219 886 1.12 0.90–1.39 0.29
Respondent-reported physician-diagnosed osteoporosis (NHANES 1999–2004)c
 Never-smokers 100 441 2.05 0.99–4.23 0.05
 Ever-smokers 84 300 1.55 0.91–2.65 0.10
a

ORs interpreted per 1-μg/g creatinine increment.

b

Adjusted for age, race, income, and underweight.

c

Adjusted for age, race, income, underweight, and survey-respondent–reported physician diagnosis of renal impairment.