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. 2020 Mar 11;35(17):e116. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e116

Table 3. The predictive factors for vertebral fragility fracture occurrence.

Group by age Factors Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Under 70 Age, yr 1.10 1.07–1.13 < 0.001 1.08 1.04–1.11 < 0.001
Women 3.36 2.39–4.71 < 0.001 2.81 1.96–4.03 < 0.001
BMI, kg/m2 1.02 0.97–1.06 0.536 - - -
BMD, overall T-score 0.61 0.52–0.71 < 0.001 0.73 0.62–0.85 < 0.001
Previous vertebral fracture 1.98 1.43–2.73 < 0.001 1.50 1.06–2.12 0.023
70 and over Age, yr 1.22 1.14–1.29 < 0.001 1.20 1.12–1.28 < 0.001
Women 2.70 1.67–4.36 < 0.001 1.90 1.09–3.32 0.024
BMI, kg/m2 0.92 0.87–0.98 0.009 0.98 0.91–1.05 0.554
BMD, overall T-score 0.53 0.43–0.65 < 0.001 0.64 0.50–0.82 < 0.001
Previous vertebral fracture 2.18 1.38–3.45 0.001 1.37 0.84–2.22 0.210

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, BMD = bone mineral density.