Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Osteoporosis in Elderly Taiwanese Women with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases: A Retrospective Patient Record Review
Table 2
Multivariate logistic regression analysis of osteoporosis ().
Variable
(%)
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age (years)
65–74
138 (41.6)
1.00
75–84
132 (39.8)
1.06 (0.62–1.82)
0.838
≥85
62 (18.7)
0.93 (0.45–1.90)
0.830
Body mass index group
Normal
153 (46.1)
1.00
Underweight
39 (11.8)
0.62 (0.27–1.43)
0.264
Overweight
73 (22.0)
0.49 (0.24–0.96)
0.039
Obese
67 (20.2)
0.95 (0.51–1.79)
0.881
Proton pump inhibitor use
Not use
23 (6.9)
1.00
<2 month
101 (30.4)
1.33 (0.44–4.02)
0.610
≥2 months
208 (62.7)
1.32 (0.46–3.79)
0.606
H. pylori
Negative
264 (79.5)
1.00
Positive
68 (20.5)
2.03 (1.14–3.62)
0.016
Since there were no drinkers or smokers in the patients with osteoporosis in our study, their associations with osteoporosis were not analyzed. Only 332 subjects were included in the final model due to 33 missing values in body mass index.
