Treatment for Osteoporosis among Women in Japan: Associations with Patient Characteristics and Patient-Reported Outcomes in the 2008-2011 Japan National Health and Wellness Surveys

This study was conducted to identify characteristics associated with treatment for osteoporosis among women aged 50 years and older in Japan and to explore differences among patients according to treatment regimen. Data were provided by a large annual survey representative of Japanese aged 18 and ol...

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Published in:Journal of Osteoporosis 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.124-132
Main Authors: Fujiwara, Saeko, Flynn, Jennifer A., Vietri, Jeffrey, Sato, Masayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Algorithms
Analysis
Body mass index
Care and treatment
Comorbidity
Drug therapy
Emergency medical care
Fractures
Health aspects
Osteoporosis
Pain
Patients
Polls & surveys
Population
Sociodemographics
Surveys
Treatment outcome
Vitamin D
Women
Womens health
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Summary:This study was conducted to identify characteristics associated with treatment for osteoporosis among women aged 50 years and older in Japan and to explore differences among patients according to treatment regimen. Data were provided by a large annual survey representative of Japanese aged 18 and older; all measures were by self-report. Women aged 50 and older who reported diagnosed osteoporosis (N=900) were compared based on current treatment status using bivariate statistics and logistic regression. Approximately 1 in 3 women in this study reporting diagnosed osteoporosis were currently untreated. Factors associated with current treatment for osteoporosis included having ≥1 physician visit in the prior 6 months (OR = 5.4, P
ISSN:2042-0064
2090-8059
2042-0064
DOI:10.1155/2014/909153