Table 3.
Association between health status and behavior variables and prescription treatment of osteoporosis/osteopenia
| 95% Confidence Interval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | Low | High | P value | |
| SF-12v2 score | ||||
| Physical summary | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | < .001 |
| Mental summary | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | .76 |
| Exercise in past month, d | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | .74 |
| Years since diagnosis | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.01 | .58 |
| BMD testing | 3.37 | 2.32 | 4.88 | < .001 |
| Postmenopausal | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.46 | .04 |
| Hysterectomy with oophorectomy | 0.98 | 0.83 | 1.15 | .78 |
| Comorbidity index score | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.98 | .02 |
| Number of prescription medications currently using for conditions other than osteoporosis | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.09 | < .001 |
| Back pain | 0.92 | 0.77 | 1.11 | .40 |
| Osteoarthritis | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.81 | < .001 |
| Anxiety | 0.63 | 0.51 | 0.78 | < .001 |
| Depression | 1.03 | 0.82 | 1.30 | .77 |
| Disabled | 1.29 | 0.93 | 1.78 | .13 |
| Hospitalized (past 6 months) | 1.10 | 0.86 | 1.39 | .45 |
| Provider visits by type | ||||
| PCP | 1.05 | 0.77 | 1.41 | .77 |
| Endocrinologist | 1.11 | 0.79 | 1.56 | .55 |
| Gynecologist | 1.31 | 1.05 | 1.63 | .02 |
| Nurse practitioner | 1.00 | 0.80 | 1.25 | > .99 |
| Orthopedist | 1.00 | 0.78 | 1.28 | > .99 |
| Rheumatologist | 1.40 | 1.05 | 1.86 | .02 |
| Provider visits by number | ||||
| 0 | reference | |||
| 1-2 | 1.69 | 1.13 | 2.52 | .01 |
| 3-6 | 1.38 | 0.88 | 2.17 | .16 |
| ≥ 7 | 1.41 | 0.82 | 2.42 | .22 |
Abbreviations: d = days; PCP = primary care provider; SF-12v2 = Short Form-12, version 2.0.
Variables listed in Tables 2, 3, and 4 were all included in the same regression model but are presented separately to highlight the 3 different groups of factors.