Table 3.
Number of eligible visits, and number of visits leading to a primary outcome (BMD testing, initiation of osteoporosis medications and nutritional supplements) across the three sites*
| Site | Eligible visits | BMD testing | Initiation of any osteoporosis medication | Initiation of any nutritional supplements (calcium, vitamin D) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Total | Median (IQR) | Total | Rate ‡ (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | Total | Rate (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | Total | Rate (95% CI) | |
| Combined † | |||||||||||
| Overall | 240.0 (51.75) | 12,445 | 10.00 (7.00) | 550 | 4.42 (4.07-4.80) | 1.00 (2.00) | 82 | 0.66 (0.53-0.82) | 3.00 (3.75) | 191 | 1.53 (1.32-1.77) |
| Pre-Intervention | 238.0 (49.75) | 6,139 | 7.00 (5.25) | 180 | 2.93 (2.53-3.39) | 1.00 (1.00) | 25 | 0.41 (0.27-0.61) | 2.00 (2.25) | 60 | 0.98 (0.75-1.27) |
| Post-Intervention | 247.0 (60.50) | 6,306 | 14.00 (16.25) | 370 | 5.87 (5.31-6.48) | 2.00 (2.25) | 57 | 0.90 (0.69-1.17) | 4.50 (4.25) | 131 | 2.08 (1.75-2.47) |
| Site One | |||||||||||
| Overall | 72.50 (25.50) | 3,683 | 3.00 (3.00) | 189 | 5.13 (4.45-5.91) | 0.00 (1.00) | 21 | 0.57 (0.36-0.89) | 0.00 (0.00) | 14 | 0.38 (0.21-0.65) |
| Pre-Intervention | 69.0 (23.50) | 1,852 | 2.00 (3.00) | 68 | 3.67 (2.88-4.66) | 0.00 (1.00) | 9 | 0.49 (0.24-0.96) | 0.00 (0.00) | 4 | 0.22 (0.07-0.59) |
| Post-Intervention | 76.50 (30.75) | 1,831 | 4.50 (3.25) | 121 | 6.61 (5.53-7.87) | 0.00 (1.00) | 12 | 0.66 (0.36-1.18) | 0.00 (1.00) | 10 | 0.55 (0.28-1.04) |
| Site Two | |||||||||||
| Overall | 53.50 (15.75) | 2,618 | 1.50 (2.00) | 123 | 4.70 (3.93-5.60) | 0.00 (1.00) | 20 | 0.76 (0.48-1.20) | 2.00 (2.00) | 94 | 3.59 (2.93-4.39) |
| Pre-Intervention | 52.50 (19.25) | 1,219 | 1.00 (2.00) | 40 | 3.28 (2.38-4.48) | 0.00 (1.00) | 8 | 0.66 (0.31-1.34) | 1.00 (2.00) | 38 | 3.12 (2.24-4.30) |
| Post-Intervention | 57.00 (19.50) | 1,399 | 2.50 (3.00) | 83 | 5.93 (4.78-7.33) | 0.00 (1.00) | 12 | 0.86 (0.47-1.54) | 2.00 (3.00) | 56 | 4.00 (3.06-5.20) |
| Site Three | |||||||||||
| Overall | 114.50 (28.00) | 6,144 | 4.00 (4.25) | 238 | 3.87 (3.41-4.39) | 0.00 (1.00) | 41 | 0.67 (0.49-0.91) | 1.00 (3.00) | 83 | 1.35 (1.08-1.68) |
| Pre-Intervention | 114.00 (31.00) | 3,068 | 2.00 (3.00) | 72 | 2.34 (1.85-2.96) | 0.00 (1.00) | 8 | 0.26 (0.12-0.54) | 0.00 (1.00) | 18 | 0.59 (0.36-0.95) |
| Post-Intervention | 117.50 (31.75) | 3,076 | 5.50 (5.00) | 166 | 5.40 (4.64-6.27) | 1.00 (1.25) | 33 | 1.07 (0.75-1.52) | 2.00 (3.00) | 65 | 2.11 (1.65-2.70) |
*BMD = bone mineral density; IQR = interquartile range; CI = confidence interval.
†Combined across the three sites.
‡Rate is provided per 100 eligible visits.