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. 2021 Feb 20;22(4):2105. doi: 10.3390/ijms22042105

Table 9.

FROST study: on a total of 366 men at risk for osteoporotic fractures, only 11% received a diagnosis of osteoporosis and only 1.6% were on osteoporotic treatment. Of the latter, only 6 men out of 13 were on a combined therapy.

Population at Study Diagnosis
(DXA)		 Anti-Osteoporotic
Treatment
Total Number 1760 (963 Women, 797 Men)
Men with Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Total: 366 (45.9%)
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    One or more diseases affecting bone metabolism: 148 (18.5%)

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    In treatment with drugs affecting bone metabolism: 191 (23.9%)

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    One or more fragility fractures: 27 (3.3%)

 9 (11%) 13 (1.6 %)
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    6 only vitamin D

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    1 only bisphosphonate

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    6 combined therapy (bisphosphonate + vit. D + calcium)