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

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of risk factors for vertebral fractures.

Variables	OR	95% CI	value
Age	1.0	0.9–1.1	0.2
Endocrinopathies	4.4	1.02–19.2	0.04
Combined low BMD and TBS	4.8	1.02–22.9	0.04
Smoking	3.2	0.6–17.4	0.1
Splenectomy	3.4	0.6–18.5	0.1
Serum ferritin > 1,000 ng/ml	1.1	0.2–5.7	0.8

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