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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Apr 8;31(10):1810–1819. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2836

Table 2.

Hazard Ratio (95% CI) of Hip Fracture: Base Model (Age, Race, Clinic), Base Model +Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density (FNBMD), Multivariate Model (MV), and Competing Risk MV Model

Variable Referent/unit for HRa Base Base +FNBMD MV model HR (95% CI) MV model (competing risk)
Age (≥75 years) <75 years 4.56 (3.25, 6.39) 3.20 (2.27, 4.50) 2.30 (1.57, 3.36) 2.01 (1.35, 2.99)
Femoral neck BMD −0.128 g/cm2 3.26 (2.70, 3.93) 3.04 (2.47, 3.73) 3.01 (2.40, 3.76)
Chair stands (highest quartile or unable) Quartiles 1, 2, 3 2.06 (1.52, 2.79) 1.87 (1.38, 2.54) 1.31 (0.94, 1.82) 1.17 (0.84, 1.65)
Current smoker No 3.09 (1.66, 5.76) 2.27 (1.22, 4.25) 2.05 (1.05, 3.98) 1.78 (0.91, 3.48)
Protein (% total energy) 2.9% 0.76 (0.64, 0.89) 0.82 (0.70, 0.97) 0.81 (0.69, 0.96) 0.82 (0.69, 0.97)
Any fracture (≥50 years) No 2.15 (1.59, 2.90) 1.59 (1.17, 2.16) 1.48 (1.07, 2.04) 1.41 (1.02, 1.95)
Height (average) 6.89 cm 0.98 (0.84, 1.14) 1.12 (0.96, 1.30) 1.24 (1.05, 1.47) 1.24 (1.05, 1.45)
Height loss (since age 25 years) −2.95 cm 1.38 (1.22, 1.55) 1.34 (1.17,1.53) 1.34 (1.16, 1.56) 1.26 (1.09, 1.46)
Medications
 Hypoglycemic use No 1.20 (0.71, 2.06) 1.69 (0.99, 2.88) 1.59 (0.92, 2.74) 1.31 (0.73, 2.33)
 Long-acting benzodiazepine No 2.03 (0.75, 5.50) 2.96 (1.09, 8.06) 2.50 (0.90, 6.98) 2.60 (1.00, 6.76)
 Tricyclic antidepressant No 2.56 (1.20, 5.48) 2.93 (1.37, 6.27) 2.77 (1.27, 6.04) 2.29 (1.04, 5.08)
Medical history
 Hyperthyroidism No 2.83 (1.33, 6.02) 2.86 (1.34, 6.10)) 2.86 (1.32, 6.20) 2.27 (0.93, 5.52)
 Parkinson’s disease No 4.95 (2.03, 12.06) 3.77 (1.55, 9.21) 3.32 (1.21, 9.07) 2.29 (0.81, 6.52)
 Stroke No 2.41 (1.56, 3.73) 1.97 (1.26, 3.06) 1.56 (0.96, 2.56) 1.40 (0.82, 2.38)
 Myocardial infarction or Angina No 1.71 (1.25, 2.33) 1.90 (1.38, 2.60) 1.59 (1.13, 2.23) 1.45 (1.02, 2.08)
Executive function (Trails B/s) 58.8 seconds 1.46 (1.24, 1.68) 1.41 (1.23, 1.62) 1.33 (1.15, 1.53) 1.21 (1.04, 1.41)
a

Unit for HR for continuous variable: 1 SD.

Bold =statistically significant.

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