THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — According to a study published online Aug. 15 in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Nicole C. Wright, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues used data from the Women’s Health Initiative (1998 to 2022) to evaluate current fracture trends by race and ethnicity (clinical, hip, and major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs)).
The researchers found that during an average of 19.4 years of follow-up, 44.2 percent of the 160,824 women experienced clinical fractures, including 36,278 MOFs and 8,962 hip fractures. Black, Pacific Islander, Asian, and multiracial women had a significantly lower risk of clinical fractures and MOFs than white women, while only black and Asian women had a significantly lower risk of hip fractures. Among Asian women, Filipino women had a 24 percent lower risk of clinical fractures than Japanese women. Compared with non-Hispanic women, Hispanic women had a significantly lower risk of clinical fractures, hip fractures, and MOF fractures, with no differences in fracture risk observed within Hispanic origin groups.
“This study provides new data for the first time on fracture rates across many racial, ethnic, and ancestry groups that have been understudied in the United States, and highlights the need to understand the factors underlying these disparities,” lead author Jane Cauley, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh, said in a statement. “The differences in fracture rates across detailed Asian and Hispanic groups underscore the difficulty of applying a single race/ethnicity adjustment to fracture risk calculators.”
One author disclosed financial ties to Radius Pharma and ArgenX.
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