Dose–response relationship for risk of non‐vertebral fracture with inhaled corticosteroids

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Authors

Mark Weatherall · University of Otago

Kate James · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Jennifer Clay · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Kyle Perrin · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Matthew Masoli · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Meme Wijesinghe · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Richard Beasley

Abstract

In older adults, the relative risk of non-vertebral fractures increases by about 12% for each 1000 microg/day increase in the dose of BDP or equivalent. The magnitude of this risk was considerably less than other common risk factors for fracture in the older adult.

Topics & Keywords

Bone health and osteoporosis research Reliability and Agreement in Measurement Occupational and environmental lung diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Volume 38, Issue 9, pp. 1451-1458

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03029.x

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