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. 2022 Jun 9;17(1):83. doi: 10.1007/s11657-022-01123-8

Table 3.

Odds ratio of having a fracture per each SD decrease in TBS

Model’s covariates LS vertebrae included in TBS calculation OR (95% CI) per each SD decrease in TBS
MOF VF Non-VF MOF
Age L1 1.63 (1.35–1.96) 1.79 (1.43–2.24) 1.26 (0.94–1.69)
L2 1.52 (1.26–1.84) 1.56 (1.24–1.96) 1.35 (1.00–1.82)
L3 1.40 (1.16–1.68) 1.42 (1.14–1.77) 1.29 (0.96–1.74)
L4 1.32 (1.09–1.59) 1.29 (1.03–1.62) 1.32 (0.98–1.80)
L1L2 1.77 (1.42–2.21) 1.78 (1.37–2.31) 1.58 (1.11–2.26)
L2L3 1.56 (1.23–1. 96) 1.47 (1.12–1.94) 1.59 (1.09–2.32)
L1-L3 1.64 (1.34–2.00) 1.70 (1.34–2.16) 1.41 (1.03–1.92)
L2-L4 1.48 (1.21–1.81) 1.47 (1.16–1.87) 1.41 (1.02–1.94)
L3L4 1.44 (1.15–1.81) 1.56 (1.18–2.05) 1.18 (0.82–1.70)
L1-L4 1.60 (1.32–1.95) 1.68 (1.32–2.13) 1.36 (1.00–1.85)
Age + VF_level L1 1.57 (1.29–1.92) 1.74 (1.35–2.24)
L2 1.45 (1.18–1.77) 1.46 (1.13–1.89)
L3 1.31 (1.07–1.60) 1.28 (0.99–1.65)
L4 1.24 (1.02–1.51) 1.16 (0.90–1.49)
L1L2 1.68 (1.32–2.13) 1.64 (1.21–2.22)
L2L3 1.51 (1.18–1.93) 1.39 (1.02–1.90)
L1-L3 1.52 (1.23–1.88) 1.52 (1.16–1.99)
L2-L4 1.34 (1.09–1.66) 1.25 (0.95–1.63)
L3L4 1.28 (1.00–1.63) 1.30 (0.96–1.77)
L1-L4 1.48 (1.20–1.82) 1.50 (1.15–1.96)
Age + LS BMD L1 1.49 (1.18–1.87) 1.64 (1.25–2.16) 1.16 (0.80–1.67)
L2 1.39 (1.10–1.76) 1.33 (1.00–1.76 1.43 (0.98–2.07)
L3 1.24 (0.99–1.54) 1.20 (0.92–1.56) 1.27 (0.89–1.81)
L4 1.17 (0.94–1.46) 1.10 (0.84–1.43) 1.28 (0.89–1.83)
L1L2 1.62 (1.22–2.15) 1.62 (1.15–2.26) 1.49 (0.94–2.37)
L2L3 1.37 (1.03–1.82) 1.27 (0.91–1.79) 1.49 (0.94–2.37)
L1-L3 1.51 (1.16–1.95) 1.48 (1.08–2.02) 1.44 (0.95–2.18)
L2-L4 1.35 (1.04–1.74) 1.25 (0.92–1.69) 1.47 (0.97–2.22)
L3L4 1.28 (0.97–1.68) 1.24 (0.89–1.73) 1.29 (0.83–2.00)
L1-L4 1.46 (1.12–1.89) 1.43 (1.05–1.96) 1.40 (0.93–2.12)
Age + LS BMD + VF_level L1 1.46 (1.15–1.87) 1.67 (1.22–2.28)
L2 1.37 (1.07–1.75) 1.28 (0.93–1.76)
L3 1.17 (0.92–1.49) 1.08 (0.80–1.46)
L4 1.12 (0.88–1.41) 1.01 (0.75–1.36)
L1L2 1.61 (1.18–2.18) 1.61 (1.09–2.39)
L2L3 1.34 (0.98–1.82) 1.20 (0.81–1.78)
L1-L3 1.46 (1.11–1.93) 1.42 (0.99–2.02)
L2-L4 1.27 (0.97–1.67) 1.11 (0.78–1.58)
L3L4 1.17 (0.87–1.57) 1.06 (0.73–1.55)
L1-L4 1.38 (1.05–1.82) 1.32 (0.93–1.89)

SD standard deviation, TBS trabecular bone score, MOF major osteoporotic fracture, VF vertebral fracture, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LS lumbar spine, BMD bone mineral density