Table 4.
Adjusted analysis for the association between bone loss and self-reported systemic medical conditions/tobacco use.
| Self-Reported Systemic Inflammatory Diseases | Adjusted Odds Ratio * (95% Confidence Interval) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 1.517 (1.372–1.678) | <0.001 |
| Arthritis | 1.180 (1.056–1.320) | 0.004 |
| Asthma | 0.695 (0.564–0.857) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 1.515 (1.323–1.735) | <0.001 |
| HIV positive/AIDS | 2.017 (1.239–3.282) | 0.005 |
* Adjusted analysis for age, gender and smoking in determining the association between bone loss and systemic inflammatory conditions with p ≤ 0.05. Bold denotes statistical significance.