Age at First Fracture and Later Fracture Risk in Older Adults Undergoing Osteoporosis Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Fragility fractures are often defined as those that occur after a certain age (eg, 40-50 years). Whether fractures occurring in early adulthood are equally associated with future fractures is unclear.

Objective

To examine whether the age at which a prior fracture occurred is associated with future fracture risk.

Design, setting, and participants

This observational, population-based cohort study included individuals from the Manitoba Bone Mineral Density Registry with a first bone mineral density (BMD) measurement between January 1, 1996, and March 31, 2018, with and without prior fracture in adulthood. Data analysis was completed between April 1, and May 31, 2023.

Exposure

Individuals with fractures before their first dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

SUBMITTER: Ye C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612869 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature