Characterizing the Assessment and Management of Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice: A Chart Review Initiative

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Parameter</td><td align="center">OR (95% CI)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Treated by a physician practicing for ≤20 years</td><td align="center">2.34 (0.67, 8.19)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Treated by a physician seeing ≤10 patients with osteoporosis per week</td><td align="center">1.78 (0.69, 5.38)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">No current vitamin D supplementation</td><td align="center">1.44 (0.86, 2.40)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Serum 25(OH)D level</td><td align="center">1.10 (1.04, 1.17)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Body mass index</td><td align="center">1.05 (1.00, 1.09)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Age</td><td align="center">1.01 (0.99, 1.03)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Living in Ontario</td><td align="center">0.51 (0.16, 1.68)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>25(OH)D = 25-hydroxy vitamin D; CI = confidence interval; GEE = generalized estimating equation; OR = odds ratio.<br/></td></tr></table>

Results of multivariable GEE analysis examining potential associations with perception of “satisfactory” vitamin D levels.

Journal of Osteoporosis

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Table 2 | Characterizing the Assessment and Management of Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice: A Chart Review Initiative 