Risk of incident fractures in individuals hospitalised due to unexplained syncope and orthostatic hypotension

Table 2 Risk factors for incident fractures

	Basic model			Multivariate model
	HR	95% CI	p-value	HR	95% CI	p-value
Unexplained syncope hospitalisations	1.17	1.01–1.37	0.042	1.20	1.02–1.40	0.025
OH hospitalisations	1.41	1.21–1.65	< 0.001	1.42	1.21–1.66	< 0.001
Age (per year)	1.06	1.05–1.06	< 0.001	1.06	1.05–1.06	< 0.001
Sex (female)	1.91	1.82–2.01	< 0.001	1.89	1.80–1.99	< 0.001
BMI (per kg/m²)	0.98	0.98–0.99	< 0.001	0.98	0.98–0.99	< 0.001
Current smoking	1.22	1.16–1.28	< 0.001	1.20	1.14–1.26	< 0.001
Prevalent fractures	1.83	1.65–2.02	< 0.001	1.78	1.59–1.98	< 0.001
Family history of fractures	1.16	1.10–1.22	< 0.001	1.17	1.11–1.23	< 0.001

Basic and multivariable Cox regression analysis of the relationship between risk factors and incident fractures. Basic model adjusted for age and sex. Multivariable model adjusted for age, sex, BMI, current smoking, prevalent fractures, and family history of fractures
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index; CI confidence interval; HR hazard ratio; OH orthostatic hypotension

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