Osteoporosis International
Spine scan findings linked to fractures and death in older adults
Over three years, 6.8% of 46,219 older hospital patients had osteoporosis-related fractures requiring hospitalization and 27.9% died; scan findings helped predict both.Over three years, 6.8% of 46,219 older hospital patients had osteoporosis-related fractures requiring hospitalization and 27.9% died; scan findings helped predict both.
Cohort · 46,219 peopleVertebral fracture
Who was studied46,219 hospitalized adults aged 60 or older, 3-year follow-up
What changedFractures requiring hospitalization were more frequent with existing lumbar spine fractures (hazard ratio 2.22)
The catchAnti-osteoporosis treatments during follow-up were omitted from the models