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. 2010 May 26;22(2):667–674. doi: 10.1007/s00198-010-1260-z

Table 5.

OR (95% CI) for prevalent vertebral fracture for 1 SD decrease in BMD, BMC, or BMAD: age, age and body weight, and multivariable-adjusted models in 1,372 Southern Chinese postmenopausal women

Southern Chinese
OR (95% CI) AUC
Lumbar spine BMD
 Age-adjusted 1.51 (1.19, 1.90) 0.627
 Age and body weight 1.64 (1.26, 2.15) 0.635
 Multivariatea 1.46 (1.11, 1.93) 0.700
Lumbar spine BMC
 Age-adjusted 1.49 (1.17, 1.90) 0.631
 Age and body weight 1.58 (1.21, 2.05) 0.636
 Multivariatea 1.40 (1.06, 1.86) 0.699
Lumbar spine BMAD
 Age-adjusted 1.39 (1.11, 1.75) 0.617
 Age and body weight 1.45 (1.14, 1.86) 0.623
 Multivariatea 1.39 (1.06, 1.81) 0.697
Femoral neck BMD
 Age-adjusted 1.52 (1.18, 1.98) 0.612
 Age and body weight 1.69 (1.26, 2.27) 0.628
 Multivariatea 1.43 (1.05, 1.95) 0.692
Femoral neck BMC
 Age adjusted 1.51 (1.17, 1.94) 0.612
 Age and body weight 1.72 (1.28, 2.33) 0.623
 Multivariatea 1.42 (1.04, 1.96) 0.698
Femoral neck BMAD
 Age-adjusted 1.38 (1.07, 1.77) 0.597
 Age and body weight 1.41 (1.08, 1.85) 0.603
 Multivariatea 1.29 (0.97, 1.70) 0.683

aHong Kong Southern Chinese aged 45 and above: multivariable model includes adjustment for age, BMI, menarche age, years since menopause, smoking or drinking, calcium intake, fracture history, fall in the last 12 months