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. 2021 Sep 16;74(3):461–469. doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02872-1

Table 3.

Risk of death at days 30 and 120 in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups according to vertebral fractures

Unadjusted hazard ratio Adjusted hazard ratioa
30-day 120-day 30-day 120-day
COVID-19
No fractures Reference Reference Reference Reference
Single fracture 1.68 (0.69–4.12) 1.64 (0.76–3.54) 0.82 (0.31–2.17) 0.70 (0.29–1.71)
Multiple fractures 3.03 (1.36–6.75) 2.91 (1.43–5.91) 1.58 (0.45–5.57) 1.13 (0.33–3.85)
Age 1.10 (1.06–1.15) 1.09 (1.06–1.12)
Sex (male) 2.44 (1.07–5.58) 1.48 (0.75–2.94)
Bone density (HU) 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.01)
Non-COVID-19
No fractures Reference Reference Reference Reference
Single fracture 7.46 (3.12–17.8) 5.02 (2.34–10.78) 3.94 (1.57–9.87) 2.65 (1.19–5.94)
Multiple fractures 6.2 (2.75–13.98) 4.34 (2.18–8.64) 3.17 (1.30–7.74) 2.15 (1.02–4.52)
Age 1.05 (1.01–1.08) 1.06 (1.03–1.09)
Sex (male) 0.79 (0.38–1.64) 1.05 (0.58–1.90)
Bone density (HU) 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.01)

Data are reported as hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)

aData adjusted for age, sex and spinal trabecular bone density