Table III.

Associations between factors of calcium or calcium/vitamin D supplement use in older Mexican Americans in wave 5 of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (n = 2069): Bivariate analysis.

Characteristic	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P
Age, y
85–94 vs 75–84	0.81 (0.53–1.24)	0.334
≥95 vs 75–84	0.89 (0.26–3.03)	0.851
Sex, female vs male	1.90 (1.29–2.87)	<0.001
Education, ≤5th vs >5th grade	0.70 (0.49–1.01)	0.057
Income (2004–2005 US $), <$10,000 vs ≥$10,000	0.93 (0.63–1.37)	0.720
Living arrangements, alone vs not alone	1.26 (0.85–1.87)	0.251
Citizenship, born in United States vs Mexico	1.01 (0.70–1.45)	0.970
Interview language, English vs Spanish	1.68 (1.11–2.55)	0.015
Health, good/excellent vs poor/fair	1.01 (0.67–1.50)	0.980
ADLs, any vs none	0.96 (0.65–1.40)	0.821
lADLs, any vs none	1.05 (0.70–1.58)	0.796
Body mass index, obese vs normal*	1.07 (0.70–1.63)	0.751
Cognition, MMSE score ≤18 vs >18	0.81 (0.51–1.28)	0.370
No. of comorbidities	1.30 (1.11–1.52)	<0.001
Alcohol use, ever vs never drank	1.16 (0.80–1.68)	0.440
Antiosteoporosis medication, use vs no use	4.05 (2.05–8.02)	<0.001

ADLs = activities of daily living lADLs = instrumental ADLs; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.

^*Obese = body mass index ≥25 kg/m²; normal = <25 kg/m².