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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Apr 2;57(5):855–862. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02195.x

Table 4.

Relative Risk of Fracture Among Loop Diuretic Users vs. Nonusers

RR††
Nonspine
Any Age-adjusted (95% CI) 1.11 (0.98, 1.26)
Multivariable adjusted
(95% CI)
1.04 (0.90, 1.21)
Propensity score method (95% CI) 1.00 (0.86, 1.17)
Hip
Any Age-adjusted (95% CI) 1.03 (0.84, 1.26)
Multivariable adjusted
(95% CI)
1.03
(0.81, 1.31)
Propensity score method (95% CI) 0.98 (0.77, 1.25)

Adjusted for age, time-dependent weight (kg), functional status, total daily calcium intake (mg), physical activity (kcals burned per week), self reported health status, history of CHF, history of COPD, history of diabetes mellitus type 2, smoking status, and history of 2 or more falls in the year prior to baseline.

††

reference is nonuser