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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Sep;28(9):2027–2034. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1931

Table 3.

Results of Univariate Proportional Hazards Model for All Fracture Types (Unadjusted Model) Assuming a 1 SD Decrease in Speed of Sound

Fracture grouping Measurement site Women HRa Men HRa
Any clinical fracture Distal radius 1.83 (1.56–2.17)b 1.12 (0.74–1.69)c
Tibia 1.65 (1.41–1.92)b 1.37 (0.93–2.04)c
Phalanx 1.52 (1.30–1.79)b 1.26 (0.86–1.82)c
Hip fracture Distal radius 2.00 (1.39–2.86)b 1.37 (0.57–3.33)c
Tibia 2.00 (1.41–2.86)b 1.03 (0.47–2.27)c
Phalanx 2.30 (1.59–3.33)b 1.47 (0.74–2.94)c
Nonvertebral fracture Distal radius 1.85 (1.56–2.17)b 1.06 (0.69–1.63)c
Tibia 1.67 (1.41–1.96)b 1.35 (0.90–2.00)c
Phalanx 1.54 (1.30–1.82)b 1.25 (0.85–1.82)c
a

Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval).

b

Statistically significant at p < 0.05.

c

Not statistically significant at p < 0.05.