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. 2016 Jul 6;11:913–925. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S107285

Table S1.

Baseline comorbidities and previous or concomitant osteoporosis treatments of patients with osteoporosis at high risk of fracture in Japan

Characteristic N=1,847
n (%)
Comorbidities 893 (48.3)
Most frequently occurring comorbidities
 Hypertension 306 (16.6)
 Rheumatoid arthritis 151 (8.2)
 Hyperlipidemia 140 (7.6)
 Osteoarthritis 105 (5.7)
 Constipation 97 (5.3)
 Gastroesophageal reflux disease 94 (5.1)
 Insomnia 86 (4.7)
 Lumbar spinal canal stenosis 83 (4.5)
 Type 2 diabetes mellitus 77 (4.2)
 Gastritis 66 (3.6)
Renal impairmenta 404 (21.9)
Hepatic impairmentb 217 (11.7)
Secondary osteoporosisc 148 (8.0)
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosisc 148 (8.0)
Past medical history 598 (32.4)
Most frequently reported medical history
 Vertebral compression fracture 58 (3.1)
 Uterine leiomyoma 51 (2.8)
 Appendicitis 41 (2.2)
 Cerebral infarction 35 (1.9)
 Femoral neck fracture 28 (1.5)
 Gastric ulcer 27 (1.5)
 Hypertension 25 (1.4)
 Osteoarthritis 22 (1.2)
 Lumbar spinal canal stenosis 21 (1.1)
 Cataract 21 (1.1)
History of drug therapy for osteoporosis 1,101 (59.6)
Most common previous drug therapy for osteoporosis (used by ≥5 patients)
 Alendronate (oral) 493 (26.7)
 Alfacalcidol (oral) 311 (16.8)
 Risedronate (oral) 266 (14.4)
 Raloxifene (oral) 190 (10.3)
 Elcatonin (intramuscular) 113 (6.1)
 Minodronic acid (oral) 89 (4.8)
 Menatetrenone (oral) 58 (3.1)
 Calcitriol (oral) 52 (2.8)
l-Aspartic acid (oral) 34 (1.8)
 Eldecalcitol (oral) 18 (1.0)
 Bazedoxifene (oral) 15 (0.8)
Concomitant drug therapy for osteoporosis 406 (22.0)
Most common concomitant drug therapy for osteoporosis (used by ≥5 patients)
l-aspartic acid (oral) 176 (9.5)
 Alfacalcidol (oral) 145 (7.9)
 Menatetrenone (oral) 101 (5.5)
 Eldecalcitol (oral) 39 (2.1)
 Elcatonin (intramuscular) 34 (1.8)
 Raloxifene (oral) 31 (1.7)
 Risedronate (oral) 28 (1.5)
 Alendronate (oral) 13 (0.7)
 Minodronic acid (oral) 10 (0.5)
 Bazedoxifene (oral) 7 (0.4)

Notes:

a

Patients with renal impairment or chronic kidney disease stages 3 to 5 are defined as having renal impairment.

b

Patients with liver impairment or abnormal laboratory data regarding liver function (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase exceeded standard level) are defined as having hepatic impairment.

c

Information was not available on secondary osteoporosis for 328 patients or on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis for 337 patients.

Abbreviation: n, number.