Recent findings in osteoporosis risk factors described by researchers from University Health Network

New research, "Age and drug therapy are key prognostic factors for first clinical fracture in patients with primary osteoporosis," is the subject of a report. "We evaluated the characteristics of 1,142 women and men who attended Canadian osteoporosis clinics and had T-score <or=-2.0 and no prior fractures to determine the predictors of first clinical fracture. Greater age and failure to start osteoporosis drug treatment increased the risk of first clinical fracture. Although risk factors for osteoporotic fractures are well-known, it is unclear which factors predict poor prognosis in patients with primary osteoporosis," researchers in Toronto, Canada report.

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