Table 5

Associations of medications with QUS results, history of fracture and those who reported a doctor’s diagnosis of osteoporosis

Variable*	Medications
	Contributing to bone loss					Treatment for osteoporosis					Supplementation					Totals
	Yes		No		P value	Yes		No		P value	Yes		No		P value	No in sample
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
QUS measures					0.0001					0.009					0.492
Normal	68	45.9	80	54.1		24	16.2	124	83.8		6	4.1	142	95.9		148
Osteopenia	117	61.3	74	38.7		48	25.1	143	74.9		10	5.2	181	94.8		191
Osteoporosis	183	77.5	53	22.5		71	30.1	165	69.9		7	3.0	229	97.0		236
Total	368	64.0	207	36.0		143	24.9	432	75.1		23	4.0	552	96.0		575
History of fracture					0.072					0.198					0.669
Yes	83	71.6	33	28.4		34	29.3	82	70.7		4	3.4	112	96.6		116
No	274	62.6	164	37.4		103	23.5	335	76.5		19	4.3	419	95.7		438
Total	357	64.0	197	35.6		137	24.7	417	75.3		23	4.2	531	95.8		554
Doctor’s diagnosis of osteoporosis					0.002					<0.0001					0.005
Yes	65	80.2	16	19.8		61	75.3	20	24.7		8	9.9	73	90.1		81
No	299	62.2	182	37.8		81	16.8	400	83.2		15	3.1	466	96.9		481
Total	364	64.8	198	35.2		142	25.3	420	74.7		23	4.1	539	95.9		562