Research Article

Increased Risk for Hip Fractures among Patients with Cholangitis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Table 2

The adjusted hazard ratio of hip fracture in different risk factors.

VariablesNEventCrude HR (95%CI)Adjusted HR (95% CI)

Cholangitis
 No109153661.001.00
 Yes27351011.28 (1.03-1.61)1.29 (1.03-1.61)
Sex
 Women64572791.001.00
 Men71931880.63 (0.53-0.76)0.64 (0.53-0.79)
Age136504671.12 (1.11-1.13)1.11 (1.10-1.12)
Comorbidities
 Hypertension
  No67151201.001.00
  Yes69353473.26 (2.65-4.01)1.07 (0.84-1.34)
 Diabetes
  No105543161.001.00
  Yes30961511.87 (1.54-2.27)1.23 (1.00-1.5)
 Epilepsy
  No134924621.001.00
  Yes15851.25 (0.52-3.01)0.83 (0.34-2.01)
 IHD
  No97312511.001.00
  Yes39192162.47 (2.06-2.97)0.98 (0.80-1.21)
 COPD
  No108133071.001.00
  Yes28371602.39 (1.98-2.90)1.13 (0.92-1.40)
 Stroke
  No108342871.001.00
  Yes28161802.96 (2.45-3.56)1.26 (1.03-1.55)
 Live cirrhosis
  No132434521.001.00
  Yes407151.53 (0.92-2.56)1.43 (0.85-2.40)
 Osteoporosis
  No11583331
  Yes20671362.56 (2.09-3.12)1.06 (0.85-1.33)
 ESRD
  No135374601.001.00
  Yes11372.89 (1.37-6.11)3.07 (1.45-6.52)
Steroid
 No95113031.001.00
 Yes41391641.51 (1.25-1.83)1.10 (0.9-1.35)

IHD: ischemic heart disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
ESRD: end-stage renal disease.
HR, hazard ratio; adjusted HR: multiple analysis including age, sex, each comorbidity, and oral steroid used.