A new study has recommended that people over the age of 80 be given osteoporosis treatment after a fracture to avoid further health complications. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become weak and prone to fracture.

The study was conducted by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic in the United States, and the results were presented on Saturday, July 12, at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco, California, in the United States and reported by EurekAlert.

Dr. Giannina Flocco, a resident at the Cleveland Clinic in the US and co-investigator of the study, said: “The burden of osteoporosis is increasing as the world’s population ages rapidly, and our study supports starting osteoporosis treatment after a fracture in people over 80 years of age as it has been shown to reduce hospitalization and mortality.”

Giannina and her colleagues used a health research database to study more than 88,000 patients aged 80 years and older who had a fracture due to bone deterioration or weakening caused by osteoporosis.

The patients were divided into two groups: the first group included 44,000 patients who were treated with osteoporosis drugs such as bisphosphonates, denosumab, raloxifene, and teriparatide, while the second group included the same number of patients, but included patients who did not receive any osteoporosis treatment.

Patients were followed for 5 years after a fracture, and the study took into account comorbidities, including hypertension , diabetes, heart disease , heart disease , obesity , heart failure, stroke , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , chronic kidney disease , rheumatoid arthritis , tumors , and vitamin D deficiency.

Patients in the treatment group had a lower risk of hospitalization and lower all-cause mortality rates.