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Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010 Apr;8(2):161–169. doi: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.04.001

Table IV.

Significant factors associated with use of calcium or calcium/vitamin D supplements in a multivariate logistic regression analysis of older Mexican Americans in wave 5 of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (n = 2069).

Supplement Use	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)^*
Sex, female	1.76 (1.17–2.63)
Interview language, English	1.59 (1.06–2.40)
No. of comorbidities	1.29 (1.10–1.50)
Antiosteoporosis medication use	3.57 (1.85–6.89)

Odds ratios adjusted for all terms in the model.