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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2011 Feb 21;48(5):1164–1168. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.02.006

Table 3.

Patient and NH Characteristics Associated With Receipt of Osteoporosis Medications.

Variable Adjusted OR (95%Confidence Interval)
Patient Characteristic
Demographics
 Age 0.98 (.96, 0.99)
 Female 2.56 (1.42, 4.61)
 White 2.37 (1.23, 4.56)
 PAAD (reference Medicaid) 0.84 (0.49, 1.47)
Co-morbidities
 Prior diagnosis of Osteoporosis 0.89 (0.11, 7.03)
 Prior Glucocorticoid Use 1.48 (0.82, 2.66)
 Prior GERD/H2 blocker 1.33 (0.89, 2.00)
 Prior Fracture 4.41 (1.04, 18.73)
 Prior Fall 1.00 (0.69, 1.44)
 Dementia 0.99 (0.70,1.42)
 Modified Charlson Co-morbidity Index 0.98 (0.65, 1.34)
NH Characteristic
Bed Size
 1–100 1.00
 101–300 1.40 (0.30, 6.58)
 ≥301 1.81 (0.34, 9.63)
Chain
 Yes 1.00
 No 0.82 (0.53, 1.26)
Ownership Status
 Government/Non-Profit 1.00
 For Profit 1.24 (0.81, 1.88)
Occupancy Rate
 1–80% 0.83 (0.47, 1.46)
 >80% 1.00