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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2012 May;19(5):510–516. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318239caeb

Table 4.

Estimated relative hazard of fracture among past users of oral estrogen

Menopause Type
Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
n=1723
Fracture Type Surgical Natural
(n=366) (n=1357)
Hip (n fx=37) (n fx=166)
Unadjusted 0.98 (0.69–1.40) 1.00
 Multivariable 0.94 (0.63–1.41) 1.00
 Multivariable+Calc BMD 0.95 (0.63–1.42) 1.00
Model n=1566
Wrist (n fx=31) (n fx=136)
Unadjusted 0.94 (0.64–1.39) 1.00
 Multivariable 0.78 (0.50–1.23) 1.00
 Multivariable+Dist BMD 0.84 (0.53–1.33) 1.00
Model n=1558
Any non-vertebral (n fx=116) (n fx=512)
Unadjusted 0.90 (0.73–1.10) 1.00
 Multivariable 0.79 (0.63–0.99) 1.00
 Multivariable+Calc BMD 0.81 (0.64–1.02) 1.00
Model n=1438

Multivariable models adjusted for age, weight, age at menopause, calcium intake (supplement), pack-years smoking, number breastfed, self-reported health status, duration of oral estrogen use, benzodiazepine use, depth perception, contrast sensitivity