Bone Mineral Density and Trabecular Bone Score in Predicting Vertebral Fractures in Male Employees of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Table 2
Univariate relative risk of vertebral fracture prediction.
Predictor
RR (95% CI)
value
Age (1 year increase)
1.064 (1.013–1.117)
0.013
Height (1 cm increase)
0.980 (0.931–1.031)
0.437
Weight (1 kg increase)
1.020 (0.994–1.047)
0.134
BMI (1 kg/m2 increase)
1.075 (0.997–1.160)
0.061
TBS L1–L4 (1 SD decrease)
1.319 (1.157–1.506)
<0.01
Low TBS (≤1.200)
2.347 (1.496–3.682)
<0.01
LS-BMD (1 SD decrease)
1.314 (1.020–1.692)
0.034
LS T-score
Normal
Reference
Low bone mass
1.108 (0.0612–2.004)
0.735
Osteoporosis
1.904 (1.016–3.569)
0.045
TH-BMD (1 SD decrease)
1.100 (0.856–1.414)
0.455
TH T-score
Normal
Reference
Low bone mass
1.125 (0.6761–1.874)
0.649
Osteoporosis
1.523 (0.365–6.348)
0.564
FN-BMD (1 SD decrease)
1.287 (0.986–1.681)
0.063
FN T-score
Normal
Reference
Low bone mass
1.244 (0.633–2.447)
0.526
Osteoporosis
1.717 (0.806–3.659)
0.161
Lowest T-score
Normal
Reference
Low bone mass
1.333 (0.616–2.887)
0.465
Osteoporosis
1.92 (0.859–4.291)
0.112
RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; TBS, trabecular bone score; BMD, bone mineral density; LS, lumbar spine; TH, total hip; FN, femoral neck.
