Table 3.

Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) for the belief that diabetes is related to fractures or falls among participants

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)		Believes that diabetes is related to fractures	Believes that diabetes is related to falls
Men (reference = women)		1.3 (0.7; 2.3)	1.7 (1.0; 2.9)
Education (reference = university diploma)	High school	0.9 (0.4; 1.8)	1.5 (0.9; 2.8)
	College	0.8 (0.4; 1.6)	0.8 (0.5; 1.5)
Age (reference = 50–59 years)	60–69	0.8 (0.4; 1.5)	0.7 (0.4; 1.2)
	70 +	0.9 (0.4; 1.9)	1.0 (0.5; 1.9)
Type 2 diabetes (reference = type 1 diabetes)		2.0 (1.1; 3.3)	1.42 (0.83–2.5)
Diabetes complications (reference = none/do not know)		2.6 (1.5; 4.5)	2.7 (1.7; 4.5)
Self-reported osteoporosis (reference = no osteoporosis)		2.3 (1.2; 4.7)	1.1 (0.6; 2.1)
Had a DXA (reference = no DXA)		1.1 (0.6; 2.1)	1.6 (0.9; 2.8)
Low trauma fracture after 40 years (reference = no fracture)		1.0 (0.5; 2.2)	–
Fall in the past 6 months (reference = no fall)		–	2.1 (1.3; 3.5)

DXA, dual x-ray absorptiometry.

Values in bold are statistically significant with a p-value < 0.05.