Nationwide Trends in Osteoporosis in Koreans With Disabilities From 2008 to 2017.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the 10-year trends in the prevalence of osteoporosis according to disability grade and type compared with those without disabilities in South Korea. We linked national disability registration data with the National Health Insurance claims data. Age- and sex-standardized prevalence of osteoporosis were analyzed from 2008 to 2017 according to sex, disability type, and disability grade. Adjusted odds ratios for osteoporosis according to disability characteristics in the most recent years' data were also confirmed by multivariate analysis. Over the past decade, the prevalence of osteoporosis has increased in people with disabilities compared with people without disabilities, and the gap has gradually widened from 7% to 15%. By analysis of the most recent year data, both mal

SUBMITTER: Kim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10241083 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature