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. 2019 Jul 26;19:81. doi: 10.1186/s12902-019-0413-0

Table 3.

Factors affecting fracture risk

All patients Males Females
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Sex (Ref: M)
 Males Reference – Reference –
 Females 3.64 (2.01–6.60) < 0.001 3.46 (1.88–6.37) < 0.001
Age (years)
  ≥ 65–< 75 Reference – Reference – Reference – Reference – Reference – – –
  ≥ 75 1.98 (1.06–3.70) 0.03 1.63 (0.84–3.15) 0.15 2.32 (0.81–6.63) 0.12 2.23 (0.77–6.41) 0.14 1.34 (0.61–2.94) 0.46 – –
BMI (kg/m2)
  ≥ 25 Reference – Reference – Reference – – – Reference – Reference –
  < 25 1.85 (0.87–3.99) 0.11 1.90 (0.86–4.20) 0.11 1.60 (0.46–5.62) 0.46 – – 2.16 (0.82–5.69) 0.12 2.35 (0.86–6.43) 0.1
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)
  ≥ 60 Reference – Reference – Reference – – – Reference – Reference –
  < 60 0.66 (0.37–1.17) 0.15 0.55 (0.31–0.99) 0.04 0.85 (0.31–2.20) 0.73 – – 0.58 (0.28–1.18) 0.13 0.52 (0.25–1.08) 0.08
HbA1c (%)
  < 7.0 Reference – – – Reference – Reference – Reference – – –
 7.0–< 8.0 0.88 (0.44–1.77) 0.73 – – 0.32 (0.07–1.44) 0.14 0.36 (0.08–1.67) 0.19 1.54 (0.68–3.50) 0.30 – –
 ≳8.0 0.54 (0.20–1.41) 0.21 – – 0.81 (0.22–2.92) 0.75 0.98 (0.26–3.70) 0.97 0.34 (0.08–1.49) 0.15
hypoglycemic agent
 Using Reference – Reference – Reference – Reference – Reference – – –
 Not using 1.66 (0.94–2.93) 0.08 1.37 (0.70–2.68) 0.36 2.04 (0.78–5.32) 0.15 2.00 (0.63–6.02) 0.15 1.26 (0.62–2.58) 0.52 – –
 SGLT2 inhibitors – – – – – – – – – – – –
 TZD 2.29 (1.01–5.19) 0.04 4.28 (1.71–10.7) 0.002 2.64 (0.75–9.35) 0.13 4.70 (1.14–19.3) 0.03 2.50 (0.83–7.49) 0.83 4.71 (1.43–15.5) 0.01
 αGIs 0.61 (0.19–1.98) 0.41 – – 1.23 (0.28–5.44) 0.79 – – 0.31 (0.42–2.32) 0.26 – –
 BG 0.38 (0.14–1.07) 0.07 0.47 (0.16–1.43) 0.19 0.26 (0.03–2.00) 0.2 0.37 (0.05–3.06) 0.36 0.46 (0.14–1.52) 0.2 0.53 (0.15–1.91) 0.33
 SU 0.55 (0.26–1.18) 0.13 0.66 (0.28–1.56) 0.35 1.06 (0.37–3.04) 0.91 – – 0.36 (0.11–1.21) 0.1 0.32 (0.10–1.14) 0.08
 DPP-4 inhibitors 0.64 (0.35–1.17) 0.15 0.84 (0.38–1.86) 0.67 0.68 (0.25–1.86) 0.46 – – 0.67 (0.31–1.43) 0.26 – –
 GLP-1 receptor agonists 2.40 (0.56–10.2) 0.24 – – 3.21 (0.41–25.1) 0.27 – – 2.24 (0.28–18.0) 0.45 – –
 Insulin 1.06 (0.52–2.13) 0.22 – – 1.70 (0.59–4.86) 0.32 – – 0.78 (0.29–2.06) 0.62 – –

BMI (Body mass index), eGFR (Estimated glomerular filtration rate), HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c), SGLT2 inhibitors (sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors), TZD (thiazolidines), αGI (α-glucosidase inhibitors), BG (Biguanides), SU (Sulfonylureas), DPP-4 inhibitors (dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors), GLP-1 receptor agonists (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists)