Real-World Osteoporosis Treatment Gap and Costs in Spain: Data from Women with a First Fragility Fracture or Diagnosis of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) increases the risk of fragility fractures (FF), leading to disability, higher mortality, and elevated healthcare costs. Despite available treatments, osteoporosis (OP) remains undertreated, especially in women over 50 years at high risk for FF. Real-world data on OP care in Spain are limited. This study aims to assess the OP treatment gap, healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU), and costs among Spanish women following a first FF or PMO diagnosis.

Methods

This retrospective study used data from the BIG-PAC^® administrative database on women aged ≥ 50 years with a first FF (cohort 1) or newly diagnosed PMO (cohort 2) between 2014 and 2018. Patients were followed for 2 years after the index event. The primary outcome was

SUBMITTER: Sicras-Mainar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature