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. 2017 Nov 13;14(11):1380. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111380

Table 3.

Associated fracture sites in high-risk (OSTA < −4), medium-risk (−1 ≥ OSTA ≥ −4), and low-risk (OSTA > −1) patients.

Variables High Risk Medium Risk Low Risk OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
−4 > OSTA −1 ≥ OSTA ≥ −4 OSTA > −1 I vs. III II vs. III
n = 1585 (I) n = 1985 (II) n = 3137 (III)
Head & Face, n (%)
Cranial fracture 34 (2.1) 36 (1.8) 86 (2.7) 0.8 (0.52–1.16) 0.219 0.7 (0.44–0.97) 0.034
Facial bone fracture 28 (1.8) 91 (4.6) 200 (6.4) 0.3 (0.18–0.39) <0.001 0.7 (0.55–0.91) 0.007
Vertebrae, n (%)
Vertebral fracture 49 (3.1) 82 (4.1) 125 (4.0) 0.8 (0.55–1.08) 0.124 1.0 (0.78–1.38) 0.796
Extremity, n (%)
Humeral fracture 88 (5.6) 159 (8.0) 284 (9.1) 0.6 (0.46–0.76) <0.001 0.9 (0.71–1.07) 0.196
Radial fracture 169 (10.7) 348 (17.5) 517 (16.5) 0.6 (0.50–0.73) <0.001 1.1 (0.93–1.25) 0.328
Pelvic fracture 25 (1.6) 54 (2.7) 85 (2.7) 0.6 (0.37–0.90) 0.015 1.0 (0.71–1.42) 0.981
Femoral fracture 829 (52.3) 543 (27.4) 368 (11.7) 8.3 (7.13–9.56) <0.001 2.8 (2.45–3.28) <0.001
Patella fracture 25 (1.6) 63 (3.2) 101 (3.2) 0.5 (0.31–0.75) 0.001 1.0 (0.72–1.36) 0.928
Tibia fracture 52 (3.3) 144 (7.3) 298 (9.5) 0.3 (0.24–0.44) <0.001 0.7 (0.61–0.92) 0.005

CI = confidence interval; OR = Odds ratio; OSTA = Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians.