Unadjusted and adjusted models: factors associated with concordance in the classification of risk between CAROC and FRAX BMD, both incorporating additional clinical qualifiers (n = 135).
| Overall Concordant (n = 90) vs Discordant (n = 45) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted Estimates | Adjusteda Estimates | |||
| Variables | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 2.35* | 1.12–4.94 | 3.26** | 1.40–7.57 |
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Age, yrs | 1.05** | 1.01–1.09 | 1.08** | 1.03–1.12 |
| Additional risk factors used for FRAXb | ||||
| Yes | 3.38** | 1.41–8.08 | 5.23** | 1.99–13.76 |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
↵* p < 0.05,
↵** p < 0.01.
↵a Includes all 3 independent variables.
↵b In addition to previous broken bone status. Additional risk factors include current smoking, maternal hip fracture, alcohol consumption, rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, and glucocorticoid use. CAROC: Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada; FRAX: Canadian Fracture Risk Assessment; BMD: bone mineral density.