Table 2.
Hazard ratios for osteoporosis and/or fracture in patients with chronic inflammatory neuropathy and the risk of osteoporosis stratified by age and sex.
| Characteristics | CIN | Control | CIN vs. control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Case (%) | Total | Case (%) | HR | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Outcomes | |||||||
| Osteoporosis | 585 | 72 (12.3) | 585 | 28 (4.8) | 2.293 | 1.460–3.601 | <0.001 |
| Fracture | 585 | 74 (12.6) | 585 | 37 (6.3) | 1.753 | 1.178–2.608 | 0.006 |
| Osteoporosis or fracture | 585 | 124 (21.2) | 585 | 58 (9.9) | 1.943 | 1.411–2.678 | <0.001 |
| Occurrence of osteoporosis | |||||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Men | 350 | 35 (10.0) | 352 | 6 (1.7) | 5.404 | 2.252–12.969 | <0.001 |
| Women | 235 | 37 (15.7) | 233 | 22 (9.4) | 1.41 | 0.809–2.459 | 0.225 |
| Age, years | |||||||
| 18–49 | 228 | 22 (9.7) | 213 | 5 (2.4) | 3.684 | 1.375–9.873 | 0.010 |
| ≥50 | 357 | 50 (14.0) | 372 | 23 (6.2) | 2.027 | 1.211–3.391 | 0.007 |
Data are expressed as count (percentage) values.
CIN, chronic inflammatory neuropathy; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.