Abstract

This study examined whether the use of SRIs is associated with an increased risk of bone loss using a nested case–control design with a nationwide population–based cohort in Korea. Using the Korean National Health Screening Cohort, subjects newly diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia (n = 55,799) were matched with controls (n = 278,995) at a ratio of 1:5. We stratified the participants by their time-dependent use of SRIs and sex and controlled for various confounders, including lifestyle habits, laboratory data, and comorbidities. Conditional logistic regression showed that both recent and former users of SRIs had an increased risk of subsequent bone loss compared with non-users: men [recent users: odds ratio (OR) 1.35, 95% confidential interval (CI) 1.20, 1.53; former-users: OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.01, 1.20]; women (recent users: OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.28–1.48; former-users: OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.02, 1.21). The use of SRIs was associated with an increased risk of bone loss in both men and women. In particular, the association was stronger in recent users. These findings provide population-level evidence for the risk of bone loss associated with SRI exposure and highlight the importance of monitoring the bone health of SRI users.

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Title
Use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of subsequent bone loss in a nationwide population-based cohort study
Author
Kang, Sunyoung 1 ; Han Minkyung 2 ; Park, Chun Il 3 ; Jung Inkyung 4 ; Kim, Eun Hwa 2 ; Boo Young Jun 1 ; Kang Jee In 5 ; Kim Se Joo 5 

 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 CHA University, Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.410886.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 0647 3511) 
 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2546398234
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.