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Table 5 Results of multiple logistic regression analysis with presence of fracture history as a dependent variable

From: Bone fracture in physically disabled children attending schools for handicapped children in Japan

Candidate independent variables

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Joint contracture in the lower limbs or hip (1, one joint; 0, others)

2.29

1.02–5.17

0.0456

Feeding (1, independent; 0; dependent)

1.06

0.39–2.88

0.9121

Toilet use (1, independent; 0; dependent)

1.79

0.57–5.61

0.3183

Age (years)

1.17

1.04–1.31

0.0100

  1. Five fractures caused by high-energy accidents, such as traffic accidents and falls from a place higher than a bed, were excluded
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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