Predictors of near-term fracture in osteoporotic women aged ≥65 years, based on data from the study of osteoporotic fractures.

ABSTRACT: Using data from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF), several clinical characteristics predictive of near-term (1-year) risk of hip and non-vertebral fracture among elderly osteoporotic women were identified, and a subset of those for hip fracture was incorporated into a risk assessment tool. Additional research is needed to validate study findings.

Introduction

While several risk factors are known to contribute to long-term fracture risk in women with osteoporosis, factors predicting fracture risk over a shorter time horizon, such as over a 1-year period, are less well-established.

Methods

We utilized a repeated-observations design and data from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures to identify factors contributing to near-term risk of hip fracture and any non-vertebral f

SUBMITTER: Weycker D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5550536 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature