Anti-osteoporosis drug use: too little, too much, or just right? The HUNT study, Norway

作者:Hoff M*; Skurtveit S; Meyer H E; Langhammer A; Sogaard A J; Syversen U; Skovlund E; Abrahamsen B; Forsmo S; Schei B
来源:Osteoporosis International, 2018, 29(8): 1875-1885.
DOI:10.1007/s00198-018-4560-3

摘要

Use of anti-osteoporotic drugs (AODs) was examined in a Norwegian population 50-85 years. Among them with Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) score for major osteoporotic fracture a 20, 25% of the women and 17% of the men received AODs. The strongest predictors for AODs were high age in women and use of glucocorticoids among men.
To examine the use of anti-osteoporotic drugs (AODs) and to identify predictors for prescriptions.
Data were obtained from the Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT3) performed in 2006-2008 and the Norwegian Prescription Database, including 15,075 women and 13,386 men aged 50-85 years. Bone mineral density (BMD) in the femoral neck was measured in a subgroup of 4538 women and 2322 men. High fracture risk was defined as a FRAX score for major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) a 20%; in the subgroup with BMD, high risk was in addition defined as FRAX(MOF) a 20% or T-score a - 2.5. Hazard ratios (HRs) for predictors of incident use of AODs within 2 years after HUNT3 were estimated by Cox' proportional hazards model.
Among individuals with FRAX MOF a 20%, 25% of the women and 17% of the men were treated with AODs. Among those with FRAX MOF < 20%, 3% and 1% were treated, respectively. In the subgroup with BMD measurement, 24% of the women and 16% of the men at high risk of fractures were treated, compared to 3 and 1% in women and men not fulfilling the criteria. In women, high age was the strongest predictor for treatment (HR 3.84: 95% confidence interval 2.81-5.24), followed by use of glucocorticoids (GCs) (2.68:1.84-3.89). In men, predictors were use of GCs (5.28: 2.70-10.35) followed by multimorbidity (3.16:1.31-7.63). In the subgroup with BMD, T-score a - 2.5 was the strongest predictor (women 3.98:2.67-5.89; men 13.31:6.17-28.74).
This study suggests an undertreatment of AODs in individuals at high risk of fracture.

  • 出版日期2018-8