Fractures reported by patients with coeliac disease and controls
| Fracture type | Patients with coeliac disease (n %)‡ | Controls (n (%))‡ | Odds ratio† | 95% CI† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Exact analysis. | ||||
| †Adjusted for age group (<55, 55–64, 65–74, >74) and sex. | ||||
| ‡Information as to fractures and fracture sites was missing for six coeliacs and two controls and on low trauma fractures for nine coeliacs and nine controls; the analyses have excluded these subjects. | ||||
| Any fracture | 82 (34.5) | 53 (33.3) | 1.05 | 0.68–1.62 |
| Hip | 2 (0.8) | 2 (1.3) | 0.66* | 0.05–9.50* |
| Forearm/wrist | 39 (16.4) | 22 (13.8) | 1.21* | 0.66–2.25* |
| Humerus | 9 (3.8) | 1 (0.6) | 6.99* | 0.95–309.29* |
| Hand/finger | 12 (5.0) | 13 (8.2) | 0.53* | 0.21–1.34* |
| Clavicle | 10 (4.2) | 6 (3.8) | 1.08* | 0.34–3.73* |
| Ankle, foot, or toe | 29 (12.2) | 18 (11.3) | 1.10* | 0.56–2.21* |
| Femur | 6 (2.5) | 2 (1.3) | 1.96* | 0.34–20.20* |
| Lower leg | 10 (4.2) | 8 (5.0) | 0.85* | 0.29–2.55* |
| Other site | 6 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 1.04* | 0.24–5.08* |
| Low trauma fracture | 37 (15.7) | 21 (13.8) | 1.16 | 0.65–2.10 |
| In men | 8 (11.0) | 4 (9.3) | 1.28 | 0.36–4.66 |
| In women | 29 (17.3) | 17 (15.6) | 1.12 | 0.58–2.19 |