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ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2014

Prevalence of renal impairment among osteoporotic women in the USA, NHANES 2005-2008: is treatment with bisphosphonates an option?

R Lubwama, A Nguyen, A Modi, D Chirovsky, C Diana, P D Miller

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Article in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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    Diana, C [corrected to Chirovsky, D]
5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

R LubwamaEpidemiology, Merck & Co Inc, New Jersey, USA, robert_Lubwama@merck.com.
A Nguyen
A Modi
D Chirovsky
C Diana
P D Miller
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USColorado Center for Bone Research · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledBisphosphonates are the first-line treatment for osteoporotic (OP) women; however, therapy is not recommended in severe renal impairment (RI). This study examined RI prevalence among OP women. Nearly a quarter of women had moderate RI, and 3.59% would not be recommended for bisphosphonates, demonstrating a need for better therapeutic alternatives.

introductionBisphosphonates are the recommended first-line treatment for postmenopausal women with OP. However, bisphosphonates are cleared through the kidney, and therapy is not recommended in severe RI due to adverse treatment effects observed with intravenous formulations. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of RI among women with OP aged ≥50 years in the USA.

methodsWomen with OP aged ≥50 years were identified using the 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. OP was defined as prior OP diagnosis, previous hip or spine fracture, or measured lumbar spine/femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) T-score <-2.5. The 2005 Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula was used to calculate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Moderate and severe RI was defined as GFR 30-59 and 15-29 mL/min, respectively. Bisphosphonate therapy was considered not recommended among women with OP if GFR was <35 mL/min.

resultsThe prevalence of OP among women in USA aged ≥50 years was 27% (12.7 million). Nearly a quarter of women with OP (23.54 ± 2.02%; 2.9 million) had moderate RI and 1.88 ± 0.28% (230,000) had severe RI. Correspondingly, bisphosphonate therapy would not be recommended for an estimated 439,000 women with OP (3.59 ± 0.73%).

conclusionsNearly a quarter of postmenopausal women with OP have moderate RI, and over 3% would not be recommended for bisphosphonate treatment. These data reveal a need for better therapeutic alternatives that can be used in this patient population.

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Bone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesAgedBody Mass IndexContraindicationsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMiddle AgedOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalPrevalenceRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsUnited StatesBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonates

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