Severe Mental Illness as a risk factor for recorded diagnosis of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in people aged 50 and above: retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data.

Christina AvgerinouKate WaltersJuan Carlos Bazo-AlvarezDavid OsbornRobert WestAndrew Paul CleggIrene Petersen

Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2024)

SMI is associated with increased likelihood of fragility fractures and osteoporosis underdiagnosis. Interventions should be considered to mitigate the increased risk of fractures in people with SMI.

Keyphrases

mental illness
primary care
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
mental health
physical activity
early onset
big data
cross sectional
machine learning
body composition
artificial intelligence