Failure to perceive increased risk of fracture in women 55 years and older: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW).

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Siris, E S; Gehlbach, S; Adachi, J D; Boonen, S; Chapurlat, R D; Compston, J E; Cooper, C; Delmas, P; Díez-Pérez, A; Hooven, F H; LaCroix, Andrea Z; Netelenbos, J C; Pfeilschifter, J; Rossini, M; Roux, C; Saag, K G; Sambrook, P; Silverman, S; Watts, N B; Wyman, A; Greenspan, S L

Source:

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, Volume 22, Issue 1, p.27-35 (2011)

Keywords:

2011, Aged, Australia, Epidemiologic Methods, Europe, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Middle Aged, North America, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporotic Fractures, Public Health Sciences Division

Abstract:

We compared self-perception of fracture risk with actual risk among 60,393 postmenopausal women aged ≥55 years, using data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Most postmenopausal women with risk factors failed to appreciate their actual risk for fracture. Improved education about osteoporosis risk factors is needed.