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. 2021 May 20;16(5):e0251912. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251912

Table 7. Discriminatory ability of each prediction model for any type of incident fracture based on the C-index, Net Reclassification Improvement (NRI), and Integrated Discrimination Improvement (IDI).

Variables C-index (95% CI) P-value NRI P IDI P-value
Established risk factors 0.784 (0.699–0.869) Reference Reference Reference
Established risk factors + serum Mg 0.789 (0.705–0.873) 0.49 0.174 0.16 0.001 0.31
Established risk factors + L2-L4 BMD 0.825 (0.750–0.899) 0.076 0.497 0.0028** 0.039 0.012*
Established risk factors + serum Mg + L2-L4 BMD 0.830 (0.759–0.901) 0.041* 0.600 0.00044** 0.041 0.010*

Established risk factors include age, BMI, HD duration, past incident fracture, use of phosphate binders, total hip DXA BMD and 1//3 radius DXA BMD as covariates with P<0.05 in the univariate analysis.