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. 2016 Dec 9;102(3):914–922. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-3237

Table 2.

Risk of Fracture, Overall and by Type, by Treatment Group

Pioglitazone (n = 1939)
Placebo (n = 1937)
Risk ∆ (%)c HR (95% CI)
Fractures Ptsa Risk (%)b Fractures Ptsa Risk (%)b
Any fracture 376 218 13.6 225 145 8.8 4.9 1.53 (1.24–1.89)
Energy
 Low energy 295 178 11.2 184 119 7.2 4.0 1.51 (1.20–1.91)
 High energy 67 35 2.1 31 22 1.3 0.8 1.60 (0.94–2.73)
 Unknown 14 14 0.9 10 8 0.5 0.5 1.86 (0.74–4.66)
Stress
 Nonstress 353 204 12.8 204 137 8.3 4.5 1.51 (1.22–1.88)
 Stress 15 10 0.6 14 8 0.6 0.0 1.25 (0.49–3.17)
 Unknown 8 8 0.5 7 6 0.4 0.1 1.40 (0.44–4.41)
Pathology
 Nonpathologic 371 215 13.4 214 141 8.6 4.9 1.55 (1.26–1.92)
 Pathologic 3 3 0.2 6 3 0.2 0.0 1.00 (0.20–4.96)
 Unknown 2 2 0.1 5 4 0.2 −0.1 0.50 (0.09–2.72)
Serious/nonseriousd
 Serious 178 99 6.2 99 62 3.7 2.4 1.61 (1.17–2.21)
 Nonserious 190 128 8.2 123 92 5.6 2.6 1.41 (1.07–1.84)
 Unknown 8 6 0.4 3 2 0.1 0.3 3.00 (0.61–14.89)
Low energy, nonpathologice 292 176 11.1 178 118 7.2 3.9 1.51 (1.19–1.90)
Serious, low energy, nonpathologicd,e 127 76 4.7 83 52 3.1 1.6 1.47 (1.03–2.09)
a

Number of participants with fracture.

b

Fracture risk at 5 years from Kaplan–Meier life table.

c

RD at 5 years from Kaplan–Meier life table.

d

Fracture considered serious if surgery, procedure, or hospitalization required.

e

Restricted fracture is defined as low-energy and nonpathologic fracture.