ReviewEndocrine reviews2008
Osteoporosis in men.
Review in Endocrine reviews, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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149 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 923 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of osteoporosis in healthy adult males in India measured by dual-energy-X-ray absorptiometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of anti-osteoporosis treatment for men with osteoporosis: a meta-analysis.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2023Pooled it
- Does Routine Anti-Osteoporosis Medication Lower the Risk of Fractures in Male Subjects? An Updated Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Pooled it
- Qianggu capsule for the treatment of primary osteoporosis: evidence from a Chinese patent medicine.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Pooled it
- C-reactive protein and risk of fracture: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015Pooled it
- Effect of a one time guideline based educational video intervention on osteoporosis related knowledge.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Trial
- The effect of high-dose vitamin DOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018Trial
- Risk Factors for Hip Fracture in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS).Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2016Trial
- High-sensitivity CRP is an independent risk factor for all fractures and vertebral fractures in elderly men: the MrOS Sweden study.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2014Trial
- Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Elderly Men: Large Real-World Data Addressing the Current Screening Evidence Gap.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Body Composition by DXA in Patients with Klinefelter and Kallmann Syndrome: The Kama Study.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Observational
- Sex-Specific Biological Predictors for Identifying Individuals With Low Bone Mineral Density Using the Taiwan Biobank Database.Journal of osteoporosis · 2026Article
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- Association Between Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density and Osteoporotic Fracture Counts in U.S. Adults: A NHANES 2005-2020 Analysis.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- A Crosstalk Between Periodontal Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Risk Assessment and Diagnosis-A Narrative Review.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Testosterone Delays Bone Microstructural Destruction via Osteoblast-Androgen Receptor-Mediated Upregulation of Tenascin-C.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Distal forearm fracture risk in a cohort of female and male immigrants and Norwegian-born residents aged 20 to 79 years in Norway.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- The effects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus on bone health in chronic kidney disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2025Review
- Optimization of Peri-Implant Bone Repair in Estrogen-Deficient Rats on a Cafeteria Diet: The Combined Effects of Systemic Risedronate and Genistein-Functionalized Implants.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Risk-stratified lifetime risk and incidence of hip fracture and falls in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population: The China health and retirement longitudinal study.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025Article
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Abstract
With the aging of the population, there is a growing recognition that osteoporosis and fractures in men are a significant public health problem, and both hip and vertebral fractures are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in men. Osteoporosis in men is a heterogeneous clinical entity: whereas most men experience bone loss with aging, some men develop osteoporosis at a relatively young age, often for unexplained reasons (idiopathic osteoporosis). Declining sex steroid levels and other hormonal changes likely contribute to age-related bone loss, as do impairments in osteoblast number and/or activity. Secondary causes of osteoporosis also play a significant role in pathogenesis. Although there is ongoing controversy regarding whether osteoporosis in men should be diagnosed based on female- or male-specific reference ranges (because some evidence indicates that the risk of fracture is similar in women and men for a given level of bone mineral density), a diagnosis of osteoporosis in men is generally made based on male-specific reference ranges. Treatment consists both of nonpharmacological (lifestyle factors, calcium and vitamin D supplementation) and pharmacological (most commonly bisphosphonates or PTH) approaches, with efficacy similar to that seen in women. Increasing awareness of osteoporosis in men among physicians and the lay public is critical for the prevention of fractures in our aging male population.
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