Findings from J. Drosselmeyer and Co-Researchers Provides New Data on Osteoporosis (Depression risk in female patients with osteoporosis in primary…

Findings from J. Drosselmeyer and Co-Researchers Provides New Data on Osteoporosis (Depression risk in female patients with osteoporosis in primary care practices in Germany)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Fresh data on Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis are presented in a new report. According to news reporting from Frankfurt, Germany, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "The Summary Thirty-five thousand four hundred eighty-three female osteoporosis patients were compared with 35,483 patients without osteoporosis regarding the incidence of depression. The risk of depression is significantly increased for patients with osteoporosis compared with patients without osteoporosis in primary care practices within Germany."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research, "The objectives of the present study were to analyze the incidence of depression in German female patients with osteoporosis and to evaluate the risk factors for depression diagnosis within this patient population. This study was a retrospective database analysis conducted in Germany utilizing the Disease Analyzer ® Database (IMS Health, Germany). The study population included 70,966 patients between 40 and 80 years of age from 1072 primary care practices. The observation period was between 2004 and 2013. Follow-up duration was 5 years and was completed in April 2015. A total of 35,483 osteoporosis patients were selected after applying exclusion criteria, and 35,483 controls were chosen and then matched (1:1) to osteoporosis patients based on age, sex, health insurance coverage, depression diagnosis in the past, and follow-up duration after index date. The analyses of depression-free survival were carried out using Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank tests. Cox proportional hazards models (dependent variable: depression) were used to adjust for confounders. Depression diagnoses were presented in 33.0% of the osteoporosis group and 22.7% of the control group after the 5-year follow-up (p < 0.001). Dementia, cancer, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and diabetes were associated with a higher risk of developing depression (p < 0.001). Private health insurance was associated with a lower risk of depression. There was no significant effect of fractures on depression risk."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The risk of depression is significantly increased for patients with osteoporosis in primary care practices within Germany."

For more information on this research see: Depression risk in female patients with osteoporosis in primary care practices in Germany. Osteoporosis International, 2016;27(9):2739-2744. Osteoporosis International can be contacted at: Springer London Ltd, 236 Grays Inn Rd, 6TH Floor, London WC1X 8HL, England. (Springer - www.springer.com; Osteoporosis International - www.springerlink.com/content/0937-941x/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting K. Kostev, IMS Hlth GmbH & Co OHG, Epidemiol, D-60598 Frankfurt, Germany. Additional authors for this research include M.A. Rapp, P. Hadji and K. Kostev (see also Metabolic Bone Diseases - Osteoporosis).

Keywords for this news article include: Frankfurt, Germany, Europe, Mental Health Diseases and Conditions, Metabolic Bone Diseases, Risk and Prevention, Health Insurance, Osteoporosis, Depression.

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