Table 4.

Association of hip fracture with cumulative duration of oral corticosteroids use in the elderly.

Variable	Case number/control number	Crude OR	(95% CI)	Adjusted OR†	(95% CI)
Never use of oral corticosteroids as a reference	2629/2793	1.00	(Reference)	1.00	(Reference)
Cumulative duration of oral corticosteroids use
<3 months	1081/1069	1.07	(0.97, 1.19)	1.09	(0.98, 1.20)
≥3 months	828/676	1.30	(1.16, 1.46)	1.31	(1.17, 1.47)

^†Variables found to be statistically significant in a univariable model were further analyzed in a multivariable model. Adjusted for age.