Evaluation of Clinical Decision Rules for Bone Mineral Density Testing among White Women

Table 1

Full model logistic regression: white females, age ≥ 50 years.

𝑛= 1,537	𝛽	S.E.	Wald	𝑃	OR (95% CI)
Age (per 10 years)	.619	.069	81.06	<.001	1.86 (1.62, 2.12)
Weight (per 10 lbs.)	−.382	.031	150.40	<.001	.68 (.64, .73)
Weight loss	.085	.148	.327	.567	1.09 (.123, 2.59)
Lack of estrogen therapy	.579	.191	9.19	.002	1.78 (1.23, 2.59)
Chronic disease	.081	.134	.365	.545	1.09 (.83, 1.41)
Current smoker	.400	.142	7.95	.005	1.49 (1.13, 1.97)
Alcohol	−.327	.201	2.65	.103	.72 (.49, 1.07)
Serum Vitamin A	−.005	.004	1.46	.227	1.0 (.99, 1.0)
Serum Vitamin C	.099	.126	.62	.432	1.10 (.86, 1.41)
Serum Vitamin E	.000	.000	1.38	.241	1.0 (1.0, 1.0)