Higher risk of osteoporosis in adult-onset asthma than childhood-onset asthma: from genetic and prospective evidence.

Weizhong DingYong HuangGuanghui LiYimin DongXiaochen LiMinglong WuKehan SongFeng Li

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)

Both COA and AOA have a genetically causal effect on osteoporosis, and the risk of osteoporosis is greatly higher in AOA. Besides corticosteroids, the increased risk of osteoporosis among asthma patients should be attributed to genetic susceptibility and other asthma medications.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
bone mineral density
allergic rhinitis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
copy number
gene expression
body composition
peritoneal dialysis
fatty acid