Table 5.
multiple variables logistic regression analysis for associations between education level and osteoporosis
Model | Variable | β | S.E. | P value | OR | 95 % CI |
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Model 1 | Education level | −0.240 | 0.114 | 0.036 | 0.787 | 0.629–0.985 |
Model 2 | Education level | −0.387 | 0.233 | 0.096 | 0.679 | 0.430–1.072 |
Model 3 | Education level | −0.825 | 0.295 | 0.005 | 0.438 | 0.246–0.782 |
Note: Model 1: education level were categorized by group 1: primary school, group 2: junior high school, group 3: senior high school, and group 4: college; Model 2: education level were categorized by group 1: low education level (primary school and junior high school), and group 2: high education level (senior high school and college); Model 3: education level were categorized by group 1: primary school, and group 2: high school and college; and all models were adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol intake, exercise and medical and therapy history