From: Rheumatoid arthritis and risk factors for low bone mineral density
Variable | Comparison | Spine, odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P | Femoral neck, odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | 1.43 (0.44–4.68) | 0.55 | 1.35 (0.41–4.47) | 0.63 |
Menopause | Premenopause | 0.96 (0.51–1.81) | 0.92 | 1.34 (0.72–2.52) | 0.49 |
Ever smoking | Never smoked | 0.88 (0.42–1.89) | 0.76 | 1.19 (0.57–2.51) | 0.64 |
Nonvertebral | |||||
Fracture | No fracture | 0.98 (0.28–3.39) | 0.98 | 1.38 (0.42–4.53) | 0.59 |
Ever HRT | Never HRT | 0.41 (0.15–1.15) | 0.09 | 0.30 (0.14–1.10) | 0.08 |
Disease duration | |||||
1–5 years | < 1 year | 1.51 (0.55–4.06) | 0.42 | 3.07 (0.91–10.34) | 0.07 |
5 years | < 1 year | 2.54 (1.06–6.05) | 0.04 | 7.46 (2.47–22.48) | 0.0001 |
Corticosteroids | |||||
Ever | Never | 3.19 (1.56–6.54) | 0.001 | 2.07 (1.06–4.02) | 0.03 |
< 7.5 mg daily | Never | 2.75 (1.28–5.88) | 0.009 | 1.83 (0.89–3.74) | 0.09 |
7.5 mg daily | Never | 4.29 (1.81–10.20) | 0.001 | 2.61 (1.15–5.91) | 0.02 |
< 5 g cummulative | Never | 1.51 (0.56–3.99) | 0.42 | 1.04 (0.41–2.67) | 0.93 |
5–10 g cummulative | Never | 2.61 (0.99–6.88) | 0.05 | 0.95 (0.34–2.63) | 0.92 |
> 10 g cummulative | Never | 5.11 (2.3–11.29 | 0.0001 | 4.05 (1.9–8.61) | 0.0001 |