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. 2022 Feb 17;107(6):e2438–e2448. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac092

Table 7.

Cumulative incidence function analysis of central fractures for each clinical risk factor

Fracture events: 277 central fractures/Competing events: 124 deaths
Central fractures CRF Event, n (%) 5-year CIF, % P-value n total
Age <0.0001 3560
 ≤67 years 56 (20.2) 4.5
 68-75 years 98 (35.4) 7.6
 ≥76 years 123 (44.4) 13.4
Low BMI 0.01 3560
 Yes 39 (14.1) 11.8
 No 238 (85.9) 7.5
Obesity 0.02 3560
 Yes 39 (14.1) 5.9
 No 238 (85.9) 8.3
History of fracture <0.0001 3533
 Yes 122 (44.) 12.6
 No 155 (56) 6.1
History of falls 0.01 3531
 Yes 72 (26.3) 10.5
 No 202 (73.7) 7.2
Corticosteroid use 0.02 3537
 Yes 31 (11.2) 11.8
 No 246 (88.8) 7.6
Comorbidities <0.0001 3560
 Yes 47 (17) 11.4
 No 230 (83) 7.4
Sleep disturbances 0.05 3500
 Yes 154 (56.4) 8.5
 No 119 (43.6) 7.2
Rheumatoid arthritis 0.001 3560
 Yes 9 (3.3) 23.7
 No 268 (96.8) 7.7
Education level 0.01 3537
 <9 years 122 (44) 9.7
 ≥9 years 155 (56) 6.9
Early nonsubstituted menopause 0.02 3549
 Yes 18 (6.6) 9.6
 No 258 (93.5) 7.8
BMD status <0.0001 3498
 Osteoporosis 82 (30.8) 17.6
 Osteopenia 142 (53.4) 7.6
 Normal 42 (15.8) 3.8
T-score hip <0.001 3457
−2.5 27 (10.3) 26.6
 >−2.5 236 (89.7) 7.1
T-score femoral neck <0.0001 3457
−2.5 43 (16.4) 20.3
 >−2.5 220 (83.7) 6.9
T-score spine <0.0001 3452
−2.5 52 (19.8) 16.6
 >−2.5 211 (80.2) 6.8

Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; CIF, cumulative incidence function; CRF, clinical risk factor.