Table 4

Association of ever use of individual bisphosphonates with the risk of hip fracture

 CasesControlsAverage durationTime since first prescriptionModel 1Model 2
n (%)n (%)(days)(days)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Never use1726 (85.9)8838 (88.0)1 (ref.)1 (ref.)
Alendronate128 (6.4)598 (6.0)599 (566)956 (603)1.10 (0.90 to 1.34)0.99 (0.81 to 1.22)
Risedronate95 (4.7)438 (4.4)508 (459)822 (503)1.12 (0.89 to 1.41)1.02 (0.81 to 1.30)
Etidronate19 (1.0)63 (0.6)818 (629)1478 (746)1.55 (0.92 to 2.59)1.56 (0.91 to 2.65)
Ibandronate7 (0.4)9 (0.1)161 (137)239 (151)4.18 (1.55 to 11.2)3.67 (1.31 to 10.3)
Switcher34 (1.7)99 (1.0)898 (676)1397 (714)1.80 (1.21 to 2.68)1.63 (1.07 to 2.47)
  • Model 1: Conditional logistic regression model.

  • Model 2: Conditional logistic regression model adjusted for smoking, body mass index, and alcoholism, previous fracture, kidney disease, malabsorption, stroke, dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and thyroid disease, PPI (no use, ≤1 year, >1 year), anxiolytics, sedatives, antidepressants, antihypertensives, oral corticosteroids (no use, ≤1 year, >1 year), raloxifene, hormone replacement therapy and thiazolidinediones.