Cross-sectional associations between prevalent vertebral fracture and pulmonary function in the sixth Tromsø study

Table 6 Odds for severe obstructive ventilatory impairment in relation to vertebral fracture

	Severe obstructive pulmonary disease (FEV₁% predicted <50% and FEV₁/FVC <70%)
Vertebral fracture	Men			Women
Vertebral fracture	n (%)	Model 1^aOR (95% CI)	Model 2^bOR (95% CI)	n (%)	Model 1^aOR (95% CI)	Model 2^bOR (95% CI)
No vertebral fracture	17 (2.2%)			8 (0.7%)
Vertebral fracture	7 (5.8%)	2.72 (1.11-6.71)	1.41 (0.36-5.50)	6 (3.7%)	5.18 (1.77-15.14)	2.65 (0.53-13.14)

The Tromsø Study 2007-08.
^aModel 1: Unadjusted.
^bModel 2: Adjusted for smoking habits, weight, physical inactivity, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, corticosteroids, hip BMD.

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