Table 5 Continuity of care and major osteoporotic fracture risk stratified by sex, age, and osteoporosis history.

From: Impact of continuity of care on risk for major osteoporotic fracture in patients with new onset rheumatoid arthritis

Variables

Number of subjects

Number of fractures

Person years

Incidence rate (95% CI) per 100,000 person years

Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)

Sex

Male

 Good COC index (COC index ≥ 0.75)

2116

152

8770

1733 (1479–2032)

1.00 (Reference)

 Bad COC index (COC index < 0.75)

287

28

1240

2259 (1560–3271)

1.23 (0.81–1.88)

Female

 Good COC index (COC index ≥ 0.75)

5511

936

24,457

3827 (3590–4080)

1.00 (Reference)

 Bad COC index (COC index < 0.75)

801

194

3762

5157(4480–5936)

1.33 (1.14–1.62)

Age

60–69 years

 Good COC index (COC index ≥ 0.75)

3108

378

15,458

2445 (2211–2705)

1.00 (Reference)

 Bad COC index (COC index < 0.75)

555

113

2798

4038 (3358–4856)

1.53(1.23–1.90)

70 years or over

 Good COC index (COC index ≥ 0.75)

4519

710

17768

3996 (3713–4301)

1.00 (Reference)

 Bad COC index (COC index < 0.75)

533

109

2204

4947 (4100–5968)

1.13 (0.92–1.39)

History of osteoporosis

No

 Good COC index (COC index ≥ 0.75)

5690

713

25,362

2811 (2612–3025)

1.00 (Reference)

 Bad COC index (COC index < 0.75)

708

124

3322

3733 (3130–4451)

1.39 (1.14–1.69)

Yes

 Good COC index (COC index ≥ 0.75)

1937

375

7864

4768 (4309–5276)

1.00 (Reference)

 Bad COC index (COC index < 0.75)

380

98

1680

5834 (4786–7112)

1.38 (1.10–1.74)

  1. Adjusted with all covariates.
  2. COC continuity of care, CI confidence interval.