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. 2011 Aug 1;61(589):e469–e476. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X588439

Table 4.

Logistic regression predicting likelihood of taking treatment after benefit presented

OR 95% CI P-value
Age (per decade after 50 years) 1.4 (1.05 to 1.78) 0.020

Education (relative to high school or less)
Tertiary 0.6 (0.38 to 0.99) 0.046
Degree 0.2 (0.09 to 0.44) <0.001

New Zealand ethnicity 1.7 (0.84 to 3.49) 0.151

Previous diagnosis of osteoporosis 5.4 (1.52 to 26.12) 0.017

Self-reported risk (relative to very unlikely to have a fracture)
Quite unlikely 1.8 (1.1 to 3) 0.021
Quite/very likely 1.9 (1.01 to 3.65) 0.045

History of trauma fracture 3.1 (0.88 to 12.3) 0.089

Benefit (absolute) 1.7 (1.1 to 2.73) 0.018