Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
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Prevalence and risk factors for osteoporosis, falls and fractures in Australian women with inflammatory arthritis

Approved: 2022

Collaborators:

  • Prof Cathie Sherrington
  • Prof Cathie Sherrington
  • Dr Xenia Dolja-Gore
  • Ms Wing Kwok
  • Dr Saman Khalatbari-Soltani
  • Prof Julie Byles

Synopsis

The lifetime risk of minimal trauma fractures for women is 44% for women and 25% for men. Osteoporosis and falls are both major independent predictors of minimal trauma fractures, with approximately one-third of individuals older than  65 years falling each year. Inflammatory arthropathies (IAs) are associated with higher prevalence of osteoporosis, falls and fracture burden. The aim of this project is to define the prevalence and risk factors for osteoporosis, falls and fractures in Australian women with rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthropathies and to describe trends for screening and treatment.