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. 2011 Sep 26;12:209. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-209

Table 3.

Odds Ratio for Fracture, Indirect Treatment Comparison between drugs (Bayesian analysis)

Non-vertebral fracture Vertebral fracture Hip fracture Wrist fracture
OR (95% CrI) NNT OR (95% CrI) NNT OR (95% CrI) NNT OR (95% CrI) NNT

Denosumab vs Alendronate 0.99 (0.72, 1.42) 1,063 0.63 (0.38, 0.97) 26 1.30 (0.38, 3.35) -180 NR NR

Denosumab vs Etidronate 1.26 (0.59, 2.69) -42 0.58 (0.26, 1.15) 23 1.43 (0.13, 5.97) -126 NR NR

Denosumab vs Ibandronate 0.89 (0.61, 1.31) 96 0.67 (0.35, 1.19) 30 NR NR NR NR

Denosumab vs Raloxifene 0.87 (0.59, 1.30) 81 0.51 (0.29, 0.83) 20 0.71 (0.14, 1.89) 184 NR NR

Denosumab vs Risedronate 1.04 (0.76, 1.54) -267 0.53 (0.32, 0.82) 21 0.94 (0.27, 2.24) 893 NR NR

Denosumab vs Teriparatide 1.29 (0.73, 2.26) -38 1.06 (0.50, 1.99) -169 3.24 (0.17, 16.89) -25 NR NR

Denosumab vs Zoledronic Acid 1.08 (0.73, 1.62) -134 1.16 (0.66, 1.88) -65 1.36 (0.30, 3.48) -150 NR -14

Etidronate vs Alendronate 0.79 (0.38, 1.61) 50 1.22 (0.54, 2.28) -48 1.91 (0.20, 7.43) -60 3.48 (0.22, 16.27) NR

Ibandronate vs Alendronate 1.13 (0.82, 1.60) -83 1.00 (0.54, 1.69) 20,428 NR NR NR NR

Ibandronate vs Etidronate 1.44 (0.68, 3.06) -25 0.92 (0.37, 1.95) 121 NR NR NR -22

Raloxifene vs Alendronate 1.12 (0.82, 1.55) -90 1.28 (0.78, 1.98) -38 2.47 (0.71, 6.55) -38 2.60 (0.08, 11.84) -39

Raloxifene vs Etidronate 1.41 (0.68, 2.96) -27 1.17 (0.53, 2.29) -62 2.76 (0.24, 11.66) -32 1.87 (0.03, 9.82) NR

Raloxifene vs Ibandronate 1.02 (0.70, 1.49) -533 1.36 (0.71, 2.38) -29 NR NR NR -108

Risedronate vs Alendronate 0.95 (0.71, 1.23) 212 1.21 (0.79, 1.79) -50 1.47 (0.62, 3.31) -115 1.31 (0.10, 5.21) 3,328

Risedronate vs Etidronate 1.19 (0.57, 2.49) -57 1.11 (0.52, 2.18) -95 1.65 (0.18, 6.64) -84 0.99 (0.03, 4.68) NR

Risedronate vs Ibandronate 0.85 (0.60, 1.15) 70 1.29 (0.71, 2.19) -36 NR NR NR -25

Risedronate vs Raloxifene 0.84 (0.57, 1.15) 65 0.98 (0.61, 1.51) 622 0.79 (0.23, 1.96) 254 2.39 (0.05, 11.67) -10

Strontium vs Alendronate 1.06 (0.81, 1.44) -178 1.18 (0.78, 1.71) -58 1.89 (0.61, 4.70) -61 4.78 (0.14, 21.71) NR

Strontium vs Denosumab 1.08 (0.75, 1.53) -134 1.95 (1.20, 2.99) -12 1.98 (0.44, 5.03) -56 NR -13

Strontium vs Etidronate 1.36 (0.65, 2.86) -31 1.08 (0.51, 2.07) -127 2.09 (0.20, 8.75) -50 3.72 (0.05, 17.44) NR

Strontium vs Ibandronate 0.95 (0.69, 1.34) 212 1.26 (0.70, 2.15) -40 NR NR NR -4

Strontium vs Raloxifene 0.94 (0.66, 1.34) 176 0.96 (0.60, 1.46) 243 1.03 (0.23, 2.66) -1,789 10.85 (0.08, 41.99) -6

Strontium vs Risedronate 1.12 (0.86, 1.57) -90 0.99 (0.67, 1.43) 1,890 1.37 (0.44, 3.10) -146 8.00 (0.15, 38.56) -3

Strontium vs Teriparatide 1.38 (0.80, 2.35) -29 1.99 (0.95, 3.66) -11 4.92 (0.26, 24.44) -15 19.69 (0.12, 80.47) NR

Strontium vs Zoledronic Acid 1.17 (0.83, 1.66) -64 2.17 (1.34, 3.34) -10 1.93 (0.47, 4.98) -59 NR -49

Teriparatide vs Alendronate 0.77 (0.46, 1.31) 45 0.65 (0.31, 1.26) 28 1.35 (0.07, 5.71) -154 1.69 (0.04, 8.09) -102

Teriparatide vs Etidronate 0.98 (0.40, 2.30) 531 0.70 (0.39, 1.45) 24 1.54 (0.03, 9.01) -100 1.33 (0.02, 6.65) NR

Teriparatide vs Ibandronate 0.69 (0.40, 1.22) 33 0.53 (0.25, 0.98) 32 NR NR NR -13

Teriparatide vs Raloxifene 0.68 (0.39, 1.19) 32 0.55 (0.26, 0.98) 21 0.76 (0.03, 3.27) 223 3.68 (0.02, 15.16) -16

Teriparatide vs Risedronate 0.81 (0.49, 1.41) 55 0.55 (0.34, 1.04) 22 1.00 (0.05, 4.18) NR 3.20 (0.04, 14.42) NR

Zoledronic Acid vs Alendronate 0.91 (0.66, 1.30) 117 0.56 (0.34, 0.88) 22 1.24 (0.39, 3.16) -225 NR NR

Zoledronic Acid vs Etidronate 1.16 (0.55, 2.45) -68 0.52 (0.23, 1.04) 20 1.38 (0.12, 5.70) -142 NR NR

Zoledronic Acid vs Ibandronate 0.82 (0.56, 1.19) 58 0.60 (0.31, 1.06) 25 NR NR NR NR

Zoledronic Acid vs Raloxifene 0.81 (0.54, 1.19) 55 0.46 (0.26, 0.74) 18 0.68 (0.15, 1.78) 167 NR NR

Zoledronic Acid vs Risedronate 0.96 (0.71, 1.41) 265 0.48 (0.29, 0.74) 18 0.91 (0.28, 2.07) 595 NR NR

Zoledronic Acid vs Teriparatide 1.19 (0.68, 2.08) -57 0.95 (0.45, 1.83) 216 3.11 (0.17, 16.12) -26 NR NR

NR: Not reported. Results are reported as Odds ratio.