Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for dispensed osteoporosis drugs in 450,482 women and 280,623 men in Sweden, 2005

	Bisphosphonates OR (95% CI)	Calcium + vitamin D supplements OR (95% CI)	Raloxifene OR (95% CI)
Women
Age (years)
75–79	Ref	Ref	Ref
80–84	0.95 (0.93, 0.98)	1.06 (1.04, 1.08)	0.76 (0.67, 0.86)
85–89	0.75 (0.72, 0.77)	1.02 (1.00, 1.05)	0.48 (0.40, 0.56)
≥90	0.36 (0.34, 0.38)	0.81 (0.78, 0.83)	0.24 (0.18, 0.32)
Type of residential area
Rural	Ref	Ref	Ref
Urban	1.25 (1.21, 1.29)	1.34 (1.31, 1.36)	2.03 (1.76, 2.33)
Number of other drugs
0–4	Ref	Ref	Ref
5–9	1.40 (1.36, 1.44)	1.60 (1.57, 1.63)	1.12 (0.99, 1.27)
10–14	1.94 (1.86, 2.01)	2.19 (2.13, 2.25)	1.56 (1.32, 1.85)
≥15	2.63 (2.47, 2.80)	2.77 (2.66, 2.89)	1.70 (1.26, 2.28)
Men
Age (years)
75–79	Ref	Ref	–
80–84	1.00 (0.92, 1.10)	1.19 (1.13, 1.25)
85–89	0.79 (0.71, 0.89)	1.25 (1.18, 1.33)
≥90	0.46 (0.37, 0.56)	1.10 (1.01, 1.20)
Type of residential area
Rural	Ref	Ref
Urban	1.16 (1.07, 1.26)	1.30 (1.24, 1.36)
Number of other drugs
0–4	Ref	Ref
5–9	2.05 (1.86, 2.25)	2.15 (2.04, 2.26)
10–14	3.36 (2.99, 3.78)	3.40 (3.19, 3.62)
≥15	5.61 (4.74, 6.64)	5.07 (4.61, 5.58)