Table 3 Association between the number of fractures and sex.

From: Male–female disparity in clinical features and significance of mild vertebral fractures in community-dwelling residents aged 50 and over

Fracture

Crude

Adjusted with age

Grade

Rate ratio (95% CI)

P value

Rate ratio (95% CI)

P value

All

0.77 (0.62–0.96)

0.018*

0.76 (0.61–0.95)

0.014*

Grade 1

0.64 (0.47–0.86)

0.004*

0.64 (0.47–0.86)

0.003*

Grade 2

0.67 (0.45–0.98)

0.042*

0.66 (0.45–0.97)

0.035*

Grade 3

2.33 (1.25–4.61)

0.011*

2.28 (1.22–4.51)

0.013*

  1. Values represent the rate ratio of female to male for the number of vertebral fractures each person has.
  2. CI confidence interval.
  3. *P < 0.05.
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