Research Article
Concern and Risk Perception: Effects on Osteoprotective Behaviour
Table 2
Odds ratio (ORs) of calcium and/or vitamin D use in the next 12 months for covariates about concern and risk perception of osteoporosis (limited to assessments with noncurrent use of calcium or vitamin D).
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Note: Each assessment was treated as an observation, and lack of independence between assessments for the same women (clustering) was taken into account using generalized estimating equations. #Concern about osteoporosis (In thinking about your health, how concerned are you about osteoporosis?); perception of osteoporosis risk (How would you rate your own risk of “getting osteoporosis” compared to other women your age?); and perception of fracture risk (How would you rate your own risk of fracturing or breaking a bone compared to other women your age?). *Adjusted for age, body mass index, private health insurance status, level of education, smoking, drinking, fracture since age 45 years, a maternal history of osteoporosis, history of fractured hip among parents, height loss since age 25 years (≥3 cms), weight loss (≥5 kgs) in the last year, self-reported health status, SF-36 physical score, seeking medical advice on osteoporosis in the previous year and any prior bone mineral density testing. ∧Test for trend by treating groups as an ordered (continuous) variable. |