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. 2021 Apr 22;9(1):e002099. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002099

Table 2.

Adjusted ORs and 95% CIs for any fracture or fall-related fracture according to severe hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes

Any fracture Fall-related fracture
Without severe hypoglycemia With severe hypoglycemia Without severe hypoglycemia With severe hypoglycemia
Number of patients with fracture 22 42 17 31
Number of total patients 226 162 226 162
Percentage of patients with fracture (%) 9.7 25.9 7.5 19.1
ORs (95% CI)
 Unadjusted 1.0 (ref.) 3.25 (1.87 to 5.78) 1.0 (ref.) 2.90 (1.57 to 5.57)
 Age-adjusted and sex-adjusted 1.0 (ref.) 3.12 (1.78 to 5.62) 1.0 (ref.) 2.98 (1.59 to 5.79)
 Multivariate adjusted 1.0 (ref.) 2.10 (1.11 to 4.06) 1.0 (ref.) 1.93 (0.94 to 4.04)
 Multivariate adjusted+neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, DKD 1.0 (ref.) 2.11 (1.11 to 4.09) 1.0 (ref.) 1.91 (0.93 to 4.02)

Multivariate adjustments include age, sex, BMI, diabetes duration, current smoking habit, current drinking habit, exercise habit, family history of hip fracture, weight loss, and hemoglobin A1c.

BMI, body mass index; DKD, diabetic kidney disease.