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- Title
Association of age, sex and race with prescription of anti-osteoporosis medications following low-energy hip fracture in a retrospective registry cohort.
- Authors
Hoit, Graeme; Whelan, Daniel B.; Atrey, Amit; Ravi, Bheeshma; Ryan, Gareth; Bogoch, Earl; Davis, Aileen M.; Khoshbin, Amir
- Abstract
Background: Initiation of anti-osteoporosis medications after hip fracture lowers the risk of subsequent fragility fractures. Historical biases of targeting secondary fracture prevention towards certain groups may result in treatment disparities. We examined associations of patient age, sex and race with anti-osteoporosis medication prescription following hip fracture. Methods: A cohort of patients with a hip fracture between 2016–2018 was assembled from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry. Patients on anti-osteoporosis medications prior to admission were excluded. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine adjusted associations between patient age, sex and race and their interactions with prescription of anti-osteoporosis medications within 30 days of surgery. Results: In total, 12,249 patients with a hip fracture were identified with a median age of 82 years (IQR: 73–87), and 67% were female (n = 8,218). Thirty days postoperatively, 26% (n = 3146) of patients had been prescribed anti-osteoporosis medication. A significant interaction between age and sex with medication prescription was observed (p = 0.04). Male patients in their 50s (OR:0.75, 95%CI:0.60–0.92), 60s (OR:0.81, 95%CI:0.70–0.94) and 70s (OR:0.89, 95%CI:0.81–0.97) were less likely to be prescribed anti-osteoporosis medication compared to female patients of the same age. Patients who belonged to minority racial groups were not less likely to receive anti-osteoporosis medications than patients of white race. Interpretation: Only 26% of patients were prescribed anti-osteoporosis medications following hip fracture, despite consensus guidelines urging early initiation of secondary prevention treatments. Given that prescription varied by age and sex, strategies to prevent disparities in secondary fracture prevention are warranted.
- Subjects
AMERICAN College of Surgeons; HIP fractures; RACE; SECONDARY prevention; HEALTH equity; MINORITIES; OLDER patients
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0278368