Association of Polypharmacy and Bone Mineral Density: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Geriatric Inpatients in Germany.

J Clin Med · 2026 · PMC12898433 · PMID 41682877

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0.0570

closest p · 1.1× alpha

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marginally non-significantp = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Steroid use showed a marginally non-significant correlation with reduced BMD ( p = 0.057).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Steroid use was associated with lower BMD values, although this association did not reach statistical significance (β = −1.35, 95% CI −2.45 to −0.25, p = 0.057).

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