From: Effect of combined treatment with bisphosphonate and vitamin D on atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a propensity score-based analysis
Variables
Odds ratio
95% CI
p value
Age (per decade)
1.57
1.04–2.48
0.03
Duration of GC use (months)
1.00
0.997–1.005
0.73
Current dose of GC (mga/day)
0.96
0.90–1.01
0.12
BMD T-scoreb
0.66
0.40–1.04
0.07
BP + VD treatment
0.24
0.07–0.75
0.01