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. 2020 Dec 1;15(12):e0243037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243037

Table 2. Incidence rate and hazard ratio of osteoporosis or bone fracture in women with hysterectomy and oophorectomy compared with the comparison group.

Crude Adjusted*
N Event PY IR HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Osteoporosis or bone fracture
Hysterectomy Oophorectomy
No No 32896 1776 243262 7.30 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
No unilateral 477 36 3503 10.28 1.40 (1.01,1.95) 0.04 1.63 (1.17,2.27) 0.004
No bilateral 569 55 5128 10.73 1.44 (1.10,1.89) 0.01 2.04 (1.55,2.67) <0.001
Yes No 8224 954 57885 16.48 2.27 (2.10,2.45) <0.001 2.26 (2.09,2.44) <0.001
Yes unilateral 531 22 2608 8.44 1.21 (0.80,1.85) 0.37 1.30 (0.86,1.99) 0.22
Yes bilateral 434 73 3727 19.59 2.66 (2.10,3.36) <0.001 2.95 (2.33,3.73) <0.001
Osteoporosis
Hysterectomy Oophorectomy
No No 32242 1122 243262 4.61 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
No unilateral 453 12 3503 3.43 0.77 (0.43,1.35) 0.36 0.94 (0.53,1.65) 0.82
No bilateral 534 20 5128 3.90 0.85 (0.55,1.32) 0.47 1.36 (0.87,2.12) 0.17
Yes No 7655 385 57885 6.65 1.50 (1.34,1.69) <0.001 1.52 (1.36,1.71) <0.001
Yes unilateral 517 8 2608 3.07 0.70 (0.35,1.40) 0.31 0.76 (0.38,1.52) 0.44
Yes bilateral 389 28 3727 7.51 1.72 (1.18,2.50) 0.005 1.96 (1.34,2.85) <0.001
Hip fracture
Hysterectomy Oophorectomy
No No 31198 78 243262 0.32 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
No unilateral 442 1 3503 0.29 0.90 (0.13,6.47) 0.92 1.08 (0.15,7.80) 0.94
No bilateral 517 3 5128 0.59 1.86 (0.59,5.91) 0.29 3.27 (1.02,10.51) 0.05
Yes No 7288 18 57885 0.31 1.02 (0.61,1.70) 0.95 1.07 (0.64,1.79) 0.80
Yes unilateral 509 2 2608 0.77 -- --
Yes bilateral 363 2 3727 0.54 1.88 (0.46,7.64) 0.38 2.75 (0.67,11.28) 0.16
Vertebral fracture
Hysterectomy Oophorectomy
No No 31225 105 243262 0.43 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
No unilateral 447 6 3503 1.71 4.03 (1.77,9.17) <0.001 4.64 (2.03,10.6) <0.001
No bilateral 517 3 5128 0.59 1.33 (0.42,4.20) 0.62 1.79 (0.56,5.68) 0.32
Yes No 7390 120 57885 2.07 5.02 (3.86,6.52) <0.001 4.92 (3.78,6.40) <0.001
Yes unilateral 510 1 2608 0.38 0.98 (0.14,7.00) 0.98 1.05 (0.15,7.56) 0.96
Yes bilateral 367 6 3727 1.61 3.87 (1.70,8.80) 0.001 4.50 (1.97,10.29) <0.001
Other bone fracture
Hysterectomy Oophorectomy
No No 31599 479 243262 1.97 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
No unilateral 459 18 3503 5.14 2.59 (1.62,4.14) <0.001 2.94 (1.83,4.71) <0.001
No bilateral 544 30 5128 5.85 2.92 (2.02,4.22) <0.001 3.59 (2.47,5.21) <0.001
Yes No 7723 453 57885 7.83 4.04 (3.56,4.60) <0.001 3.97 (3.49,4.51) <0.001
Yes unilateral 522 13 2608 4.98 2.60 (1.50,4.52) <0.001 2.66 (1.53,4.61) <0.001
Yes bilateral 398 37 3727 9.93 5.17 (3.70,7.22) <0.001 5.44 (3.89,7.61) <0.001

PY: Person-years; IR: Incidence rate per 1,000 person-years; HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval.

*: Model was adjusted for age, urbanization, insurance premium, occupation, estrogen treatment, and Charlson comorbidity index.