Prevention of Hip Fractures : Trade-off between Minor Benefits to Individuals and Large Benefits to the Community

© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)..

Goeffrey Rose postulated that a population-based measure bringing a small benefit to each individual can yield large benefits to the community. We aimed to test this axiom by quantifying the relationship between change in bone mineral density (BMD) and hip fracture incidence between two prospective cohorts separated by ~10 years. In this prospective population-based Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study (DOES), the participants aged 60+ were recruited in two waves: the initial cohort (1311 women, 842 men) in 1989 to 1992 and the second cohort (974 women, 544 men) in 1999 to 2001. The incident hip fracture was radiologically ascertained. Femoral neck BMD was measured biannually. Multivariable-adjusted Cox's proportional hazards models were adjusted for the predefined covariates such as age, BMI, lifestyle factors, falls, and prior fracture. Compared with the initial cohort, the second cohort had a higher femoral neck BMD by ~0.04 g/cm2 in women and 0.03 g/cm2 in men. However, the prevalence of osteoporosis in the second cohort was halved (prevalence ratio 0.51, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.73 in women; 0.45, 0.24 to 0.84 in men), and its hip fracture incidence was significantly reduced (hazard ratio 0.54, 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.78 in women; 0.39, 0.19 to 0.80 in men). Sensitivity analyses indicated that the "effect" was unlikely due to unmeasured confounders. These findings suggest that a population-wide strategy aimed at enhancing BMD across the entire population could lead to a substantial decrease in the incidence of hip fractures. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

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Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 38(2023), 11 vom: 26. Nov., Seite 1594-1602

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tran, Thach S [VerfasserIn]
Ho-Le, Thao P [VerfasserIn]
Bliuc, Dana [VerfasserIn]
Center, Jacqueline R [VerfasserIn]
Blank, Robert D [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Tuan V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BONE MINERAL DENSITY
HIP FRACTURE
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
Journal Article
Minerals
POPULATION LEVEL
ROSE'S AXIOM
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 04.12.2023

Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jbmr.4907

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361367996