Table 3.
Factors associated to osteopenia loss in breast cancer survivors
| Factor | Osteopenia, (lumbar) | OR (95% CI) | P-valuea) | Osteopenia, (femur) | OR (95% CI) | P-valuea) | |
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| Chemotherapy | Yes | 38 (84.4) | 0.287 (0.044–1.854) | 0.190 | 32 (78) | 1.424 (0.283–7.169) | 0.668 |
| No | 7 (15.6) | Reference | 9 (22) | Reference | |||
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| Endocrine treatment | Yes | 42 (91.3) | 5.167 (0.496–53.823) | 0.170 | 38 (90.5) | 5.337 (0.565–50.423) | 0.144 |
| No | 4 (8.7) | Reference | 4 (9.5) | Reference | |||
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| Alcohol consumption | Yes | 1 (2.2) | - | NA | 0 | - | NA |
| No | 45 (97.8) | - | - | 42 (100) | - | - | |
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| Smoking | Yes | 3 (6.7) | - | NA | 3 (7.3) | - | NA |
| No | 42 (93.3) | - | - | 38 (92.7) | - | - | |
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| Exercise | Yes | 37 (80.4) | 0.866 (0.220–3.407) | 0.837 | 31 (73.8) | 3.266 (0.777–13.734) | 0.106 |
| No | 9 (19.6) | Reference | 11 (26.2) | Reference | |||
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| Vitamin D supplements | Yes | 35 (76.1) | 0.517 (0.154–1.742) | 0.287 | 33 (78.6) | 0.457 (0.147–1.426) | 0.177 |
| No | 11 (23.9) | Reference | 9 (21.4) | Reference | |||
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| Calcium supplements | Yes | 33 (71.7) | 0.429 (0.132–1.392) | 0.159 | 30 (71.4) | 0.462 (0.153–1.394) | 0.170 |
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| No | 13 (28.3) | Reference | 12 (28.6) | Reference | |||
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available.
a)
P-value by generalized estimating equation and adjusted by age and body mass index.