Prevalence and incidence of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in community-dwelling European older adults: an observational analysis of the DO-HEALTH trial
This study suggests a high prevalence and incidence of VFs in community-dwelling European older adults. Underdiagnosis may be even more prevalent than previously observed, and treatment rates were low.
Authors
- Melanie Kistler-Fischbacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7783-5872)
- Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4554-658X)
- Gregor Freystaetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4539-5627)
- Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6925-1201)
- Andrés Albrecht
- Gabriele Armbrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6578-338X)
- Reto W. Kressig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-7681)
- Andreas Egli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5809-4167)
- René Rizzoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1537-422X)
- Bess Dawson‐Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-0386)
- José António Pereira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2782-6780)
- Robert Theiler
- Guido A Wanner
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Union Bank of Switzerland (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (PT)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (US)
- Felix Platter-Hospital (CH)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoporosis International
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-025-07489-y
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.61
Funders
- Universität Zürich
- Vontobel-Stiftung