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. 2017 Jul;23(7):10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.7.735. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.7.735
Medicare Group
Overall (N = 45,603) Vertebral (n = 9,465) Hip (n = 5,024) NHNV (n = 27,657) Multiple (n = 3,457)
Index age, mean (SD) years 78.1 (10.6) 79.7 (10.7) 82.7 (11.6) 76.5 (9.9) 79.8 (11.3)
Age group, years, n (%)
  50-59
  60-64
  65-69 10,292 (22.6) 1,582 (16.7) 586 (11.7) 7,442 (26.9) 682 (19.7)
  70-79 19,498 (42.8) 3,932 (41.5) 1,739 (34.6) 12,505 (45.2) 1,322 (38.2)
  80-89 9,281 (20.4) 2,336 (24.7) 1,390 (27.7) 4,750 (17.2) 805 (23.3)
  ≥ 90 6,532 (14.3) 1,615 (17.1) 1,309 (26.1) 2,960 (10.7) 648 (18.7)
Sex, n (%)
  Male 12,828 (28.1) 2,702 (28.6) 1,334 (26.6) 7,793 (28.2) 999 (28.9)
  Female 32,775 (71.9) 6,763 (71.5) 3,690 (73.5) 19,864 (71.8) 2,458 (71.1)
Pre-index medication use, n (%)
  Pain-related medication use 8,317 (18.2) 2,075 (21.9) 838 (16.7) 4,886 (17.7) 518 (15.0)
Gastroprotective agents
  PPI 9,603 (21.1) 2,269 (24.0) 962 (19.2) 5,719 (20.7) 653 (18.9)
  H2 receptor antagonist 2,179 (4.8) 541 (5.7) 275 (5.5) 1,215 (4.4) 148 (4.3)
  Cytoprotectant 523 (1.2) 158 (1.7) 64 (1.3) 263 (1.0) 38 (1.1)
NSAIDs 9,931 (21.8) 2,433 (25.7) 1,000 (19.9) 5,876 (21.3) 622 (18.0)
Glucocorticoids 9,300 (20.4) 2,404 (25.4) 905 (18.0) 5,382 (19.5) 609 (17.6)
Estrogens 939 (2.1) 185 (2.0) 75 (1.5) 637 (2.3) 42 (1.2)
Gastrointestinal events 15,868 (34.8) 3,922 (41.4) 1,736 (34.6) 9,075 (32.8) 1,135 (32.8)
History of falls 3,493 (7.7) 785 (8.3) 402 (8.0) 2,097 (7.6) 209 (6.1)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SD) score 0.64 (1.21) 0.71 (1.24) 0.76 (1.32) 0.60 (1.17) 0.63 (1.25)
Common osteoporosis-related comorbidities,a n (%)
  Hypertension 32,751 (71.8) 7,022 (74.2) 3,660 (72.9) 19,672 (71.1) 2,397 (69.3)
  Arthritis 22,816 (50.0) 5,305 (56.0) 2,616 (52.1) 13,352 (48.3) 1,543 (44.6)
  Musculoskeletal pain 16,867 (37.0) 5,812 (61.4) 1,531 (30.5) 8,548 (30.9) 976 (28.2)
  Respiratory diseases 14,801 (32.5) 3,570 (37.7) 1,560 (31.1) 8,629 (31.2) 1,042 (30.1)
  Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders 13,742 (30.1) 3,012 (31.8) 1,741 (34.7) 7,999 (28.9) 990 (28.6)
  Diabetes 12,958 (28.4) 2,529 (26.7) 1,320 (26.3) 8,132 (29.4) 977 (28.3)
  Cardiovascular diseases 10,661 (23.4) 2,538 (26.8) 1,214 (24.2) 6,109 (22.1) 800 (23.1)
  Hypothyroidism 9,388 (20.6) 2,159 (22.8) 1,049 (20.9) 5,489 (19.9) 691 (20.0)
Commercial Group
Overall (N = 54,145) Vertebral (n = 5,799) Hip (n = 2,385) NHNV (n = 42,666) Multiple (n = 3,295)
Index age, mean (SD) years 61.8 (8.9) 66.1 (10.9) 70.8 (11.5) 60.7 (7.8) 63.0 (9.9)
Age group, years, n (%)
  50-59 26,968 (49.8) 2,045 (35.3) 527 (22.1) 22,828 (53.5) 1,568 (47.6)
  60-64 14,077 (26.0) 1,321 (22.8) 440 (18.5) 11,519 (27.0) 797 (24.2)
  65-69 4,258 (7.9) 503 (8.7) 186 (7.8) 3,342 (7.8) 227 (6.9)
  70-79 4,212 (7.8) 775 (13.4) 380 (15.9) 2,774 (6.5) 283 (8.6)
  80-89 4,630 (8.6) 1,155 (19.9) 852 (35.7) 2,203 (5.2) 420 (12.8)
  ≥ 90 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Sex, n (%)
  Male 20,496 (37.9) 2,370 (40.9) 829 (34.8) 15,700 (36.8) 1,597 (48.5)
  Female 33,647 (62.1) 3,427 (59.1) 1,556 (65.2) 26,966 (63.2) 1,698 (51.5)
Pre-index medication use, n (%)
  Pain-related medication use 10,709 (19.8) 1,492 (25.7) 466 (19.5) 8,221 (19.3) 530 (16.1)
Gastroprotective agents
  PPI 7,875 (14.5) 1,123 (19.4) 395 (16.6) 5,924 (13.9) 433 (13.1)
  H2 receptor antagonist 360 (0.7) 57 (1.0) 22 (0.9) 260 (0.6) 21 (0.6)
  Cytoprotectant 566 (1.1) 78 (1.4) 31 (1.3) 425 (1.0) 32 (1.0)
NSAIDs 12,531 (23.1) 1,676 (28.9) 523 (21.9) 9,713 (22.8) 619 (18.8)
Glucocorticoids 9,602 (17.7) 1,454 (25.1) 411 (17.2) 7,224 (16.9) 513 (15.6)
Estrogens 2,569 (4.7) 279 (4.8) 77 (3.2) 2,102 (4.9) 111 (3.4)
Gastrointestinal events 13,238 (24.5) 1,948 (33.6) 705 (29.6) 9,879 (23.2) 706 (21.4)
History of falls 2,402 (4.4) 338 (5.8) 153 (6.4) 1,776 (4.2) 135 (4.1)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SD) score 0.71 (1.26) 0.99 (1.47) 1.24 (1.65) 0.64 (1.19) 0.73 (1.29)
Common osteoporosis-related comorbidities,a n (%)
  Hypertension 24,592 (45.4) 3,205 (55.3) 1,402 (58.8) 18,469 (43.3) 1,516 (46.0)
  Arthritis 20,026 (37.0) 2,785 (48.0) 1,152 (48.3) 15,080 (35.3) 1,009 (30.6)
  Musculoskeletal pain 15,434 (28.5) 3,354 (57.8) 732 (30.7) 10,578 (24.8) 770 (23.4)
  Respiratory diseases 12,505 (23.1) 1,733 (29.9) 575 (24.1) 9,525 (22.3) 672 (20.4)
  Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders 11,139 (20.6) 1,453 (25.1) 679 (28.5) 8,326 (19.5) 681 (20.7)
  Diabetes
  Cardiovascular diseases
  Hypothyroidism

aOnly comorbidities present in > 20% of patients are listed.

NHNV = nonhip/nonvertebral; NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PPI = proton pump inhibitor; SD = standard deviation.