Table 2.

Relation of BMD values at different sites and gender with osteoporotic vertebral deformities. Univariate logistic regression analyses; n = 205 women and 109 men, except for BMD of forearm: 98 women and 58 men.

SiteßSEpOR (95% CI)AUC (95% CI)p
Lumbar spine
  Women−7.41.7< 0.0000.00 (0.00–0.02)0.74 (0.65–0.81)< 0.000
  Male−0.51.50.730.59 (0.03–11)0.51 (0.38–0.63)0.82
Total hip
  Women−3.31.50.020.04 (0.00–0.62)0.61 (0.49–0.70)0.045
  Male0.51.80.771.7 (0.05–59)0.49 (0.33–0.62)0.86
Femoral neck
  Women−4.61.90.020.01 (0.00–0.42)0.63(0.52–0.71)0.01
  Male1.12.00.583.1 (0.06–162)0.47 (0.31–0.60)0.64
Trochanter
  Women−3.81.70.030.02 (0.00–0.68)0.61 (0.50–0.70)0.03
  Male1.62.10.454.7 (0.08–272)0.44 (0.29–0.58)0.44
Intertrochanteric
  Women−2.41.20.040.09 (0.01–0.90)0.59 (0.48–0.69)0.09
  Male0.21.50.891.2 (0.06–24)0.50 (0.34–0.63)0.95
Ward triangle
  Women−4.71.60.0030.01 (0.0–0.20)0.65 (0.56–0.73)< 0.001
  Male1.31.80.473.8 (0.10–138)0.45 (0.29–0.59)0.53
Forearm
  Women−12.74.10.0020.00 (0.00–0.1)0.73 (0.60–0.82)< 0.000
  Male3.85.30.4843 (0.00– > 1000)0.47 (0.26–0.64)0.79
  • BMD: bone mineral density; SE: standard error; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; AUC: area under the curve.