The Trabecular Bone Score as a Predictor for Thalassemia-Induced Vertebral Fractures in Northeastern Thailand

Table 2

Univariate analysis of risk factors for vertebral fractures.

Variables	OR	95% CI	value
Age	1.02	0.9–1.1	0.46
Female gender	0.8	0.2–2.5	0.7
Low TBS score	9.2	1.7–47	0.008
Low BMD	4.4	1.2–15.5	0.02
Combined low BMD and TBS	14	2.2–86.5	0.005
Smoking	3.2	0.8–12.6	0.09
Splenectomy	5.7	1.5–22.5	0.01
Hemoglobin <7 g/dl	0.8	0.2–2.8	0.7
Serum ferritin >1,000 ng/ml	1.0	0.3–3.6	0.9
Transfusion-dependent thalassemia	2.1	0.5–8.1	0.3
Menopause	3.4	0.9–12.4	0.06
Endocrinopathies	5.3	1.5–18.3	0.007

OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.