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Table 4 Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of osteoporosis diagnosed using BMD T-scores at different skeletal sites in various quartiles (Q) of bone turnover markers

From: Age-related bone turnover markers and osteoporotic risk in native Chinese women

 

*Q4/Q1â–²

*Q3/Q1â–²

*Q4/Q2â–²

*Q3/Q2â–²

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

BAP categories

PA

13 (6.4–19)

7.8 (3.5–16)

4.1 (2.2–7.6)

1.9 (1.0–3.7)

FN

4.8 (3.3–14)

5.9 (2.2–15)

2.9 (1.6–5.3)

1.6 (0.8–3.0)

OC categories

PA

11 (6.1–18)

5.8 (1.9–13)

6.2 (4.1–17)

3.2 (1.2–8.2)

FN

7.8 (4.9–15)

3.9 (2.6–10)

5.3 (3.2–16)

3.7 (1.6–8.9)

sNTX categories

PA

4.5 (2.2–8.9)

2.3 (1.1–4.9)

7.2 (3.2–16)

3.7 (1.6–8.9)

FN

3.5 (1.7–7.0)

2.4 (1.2–5.2)

2.7 (1.4–5.2)

1.9 (1.0–3.7)

sCTX categories

PA

6.7 (4.6–18)

3.4 (1.1–11)

3.1 (1.7–5.8)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

FN

5.8 (2.6–13)

1.8 (0.7–4.4)

3.5 (1.8–6.9)

1.1 (0.5–2.4)

uNTX categories

PA

8.9 (3.8–16)

4.9 (2.4–14)

5.1 (2.6–12)

4.0 (1.7–9.6)

FN

4.0 (1.8–9.1)

3.3 (1.5–7.7)

2.9 (1.4–5.9)

2.4 (1.1–5.0)

uCTX categories

PA

8.4 (3.4–15)

4.4 (1.6–12)

4.9 (2.3–10)

2.4 (1.1–5.4)

FN

4.8 (2.1–11)

3.7 (1.5–8.8)

3.3 (1.6–7.1)

2.5 (1.2–5.5)

uDPD categories

PA

3.2 (1.6–6.6)

1.8 (0.8–3.9)

1.8 (1.0–3.3)

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

FN

1.8 (0.9–3.4)

1.1 (0.6–2.3)

1.4 (0.8–2.6)

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

  1. *As the case group, ▲as the control group to calculate ORs. Abbreviations: as in Table 1 and Figure 1.