The Impact of Fracture Incidence on Health Related Quality of Life among Community-Based Postmenopausal Women
Table 2
Impacts of incident fracture on health related quality of life measures and general health.
Assessment
SF-36 physical function score
SF-36 vitality scale
Quality of life (EQ-index)
General health (≥good)
Coefficient (95% CI)
Coefficient (95% CI)
Coefficient (95% CI)
Odds ratio (95% CI)
All fractures included
Minor fractures excluded
All fractures included
Minor fractures excluded
All fractures included
Minor fractures excluded
All fractures included
Minor fractures excluded
Univariate analysis
Prior to incident fracture
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.00
1.00
The 1st year after incident fracture
−3.3 (−5.5 to −1.0)
−4.7 (−7.5 to −1.9)
−4.1 (−6.0 to −2.1)
−3.9 (−6.2 to −1.7)
−0.04 (−0.07 to −0.02)
−0.05 (−0.08 to −0.02)
0.80 (0.67 to 0.96)
0.78 (0.58 to 1.05)
The 2nd year after incident fracture
−5.0 (−7.6 to −2.3)
−5.9 (−9.2 to −2.7)
−0.9 (−3.0 to 1.2)
−0.4 (−2.7 to 2.0)
−0.01 (−0.03 to 0.01)
−0.01 (−0.04 to 0.02)
0.86 (0.69 to 1.07)
0.88 (0.60 to 1.28)
The 3rd year after incident fracture
−3.7 (−7.6 to 0.1)
−3.2 (−7.3 to 1.0)
−1.1 (−4.3 to 2.2)
−0.7 (−4.5 to 3.1)
−0.03 (−0.06 to 0.01)
−0.04 (−0.09 to 0.00)
0.97 (0.71 to 1.32)
0.72 (0.41 to 1.26)
Multivariable analysis
Prior to incident fracture
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.00
1.00
The 1st year after incident fracture
−1.6 (−4.2 to 1.0)
−2.9 (−6.1 to 0.3)
−3.0 (−5.1 to −0.8)
−2.6 (−5.2 to −0.1)
−0.03 (−0.06 to −0.00)
−0.04 (−0.07 to −0.00)
0.97 (0.78 to 1.21)
0.95 (0.66 to 1.38)
The 2nd year after incident fracture
−3.0 (−5.6 to −0.5)
−3.8 (−6.8 to −0.8)
−0.8 (−3.2 to 1.6)
0.03 (−2.6 to 2.7)
−0.02 (−0.04 to 0.01)
−0.02 (−0.05 to 0.01)
0.92 (0.70 to 1.19)
1.10 (0.69 to 1.73)
The 3rd year after incident fracture
0.2 (−4.1 to 4.4)
1.5 (−2.6 to 5.6)
0.6 (−3.1 to 4.3)
1.2 (−3.1 to 5.5)
−0.02 (−0.06 to 0.02)
−0.03 (−0.09 to 0.02)
1.04 (0.72 to 1.50)
0.84 (0.44 to 1.61)
Minor fractures: hand, foot, toe, and digital fractures. Adjusted for age, private insurance, tertiary education, history of prior fracture after 45 years, body mass index, prior year weight loss ≥5 kgs, any comorbidity, current smoking, drinking ≥7 drinks/week, and number of falls in the prior year. value ≤0.05. value ≤0.01. value ≤0.001.
