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Table 2 Bone mineral density and subsequent incidence of osteoporosis and hip fracture in men and women

From: Bone mineral density and the subsequent risk of cancer in the NHANES I follow-up cohort

 

Number in Cohort

Number of Cases

Incidence Rate (cases/100 person years)

Age, Gender, Race & BMI Adjusted Rate Ratio (95% CI)

p-value for rate ratio

Hip Fractures

     

All

5989

110

1.14

  

RA BMD

     

<95

1577

74

3.36

1

 

95–105

1352

21

0.96

0.57 (0.34–0.93)

P = 0.03

105–115

1483

8

0.32

0.33 (0.15–0.71)

P = 0.005

>115

1577

7

0.26

0.36 (0.15–0.83)

P = 0.02

Test for Linear Trend

    

P = 0.0005

Osteoporosis

     

All

6046

103

1.06

  

RA BMD

     

<95

1607

70

3.13

1

 

95–105

1363

17

0.77

0.53 (0.31–0.91)

P = 0.02

105–115

1491

8

0.32

0.38 (0.18–0.83)

P = 0.02

>115

1585

8

0.29

0.42 (0.19–0.95)

P = 0.04

Test for Linear Trend

    

P = 0.003

  1. BMI; Body Mass Index. RA BMD; Bone Mineral Density by Radioabsorbimetry