Publications by authors named "J Schousboe"
Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) images from bone density machines enable the automated machine learning assessment of abdominal aortic calcification (ML-AAC), a marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The objective of this study was to describe the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE, from linked health records) in patients attending routine bone mineral density (BMD) testing and meeting specific criteria based on age, BMD, height loss, or glucocorticoid use have a VFA in the Manitoba Bone Mineral Density Registry. The cohort included 10 250 individuals (mean 75.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Little is known regarding the relationship between anticholinergic medications and frailty in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).
Methods: Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB) and Claims-based Frailty Index scores were calculated for 12 months prior to the dementia diagnosis using electronic medical record and claims data. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between ACB and odds of frailty.
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- The study investigates the association between frailty, measured using the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) phenotype, and increased healthcare costs among older adults with Medicare.
- It analyzes data from over 8,000 community-dwelling seniors, comparing costs related to frailty as defined by the SOF and the more complex Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) phenotype.
- Results show that SOF phenotypic frailty is linked to significant incremental healthcare costs, comparable to those identified by the CHS phenotype, indicating the importance of recognizing frailty in clinical settings for cost management.
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- Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) was found in 27.6% of patients attending a Fracture Liaison Service, with varying levels of severity among them.
- The study indicated that age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were risk factors for AAC, while the location of fractures and bone mineral density (BMD) were not related to AAC levels.
- In patients without CVD, prevalent vertebral fractures were linked to the presence of AAC but not to its severity, suggesting the complexity of factors influencing AAC in fracture patients.