Table 3

Association between presence of plaque and femoral bone mineral density (BMD) stratified by gender

Gender/PredictorORs (95% CI)P value
Men
Age (+5 years)1.11 (1.08 to 1.15)<0.001
Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)1.14 (0.93 to 1.38)0.198
Diabetes (yes)2.11 (1.22 to 3.65)0.008
Hypertension (yes)1.08 (0.73 to 1.60)0.698
Smoking (yes)1.65 (1.13 to 2.41)0.009
Women
Age (+5 years)1.08 (1.06 to 1.11)<0.001
Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2)0.93 (0.78 to 1.10)0.394
Diabetes (yes)1.69 (1.13 to 2.54)0.011
Hypertension (yes)1.12 (0.80 0 1.56)0.507