Analyses of the association between cervical cancer and osteoporosis/osteoporotic fracture: a cross-sectional study using KoGES HEXA data

Background This study aimed to evaluate the association between cervical cancer and the occurrence of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture using data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES). Methods In this national cohort study using KoGES health examination (HEXA) data, we extracted data for patients with cervical cancer ( n = 493) and control participants ( n = 77,571); we then analyzed the occurrence of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture at baseline from 2004 to 2013 and during follow-up from 2012 to 2016. A logistic regression model was used to analyze the odds ratios (ORs) and the 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results The ORs (95% CIs) for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture were 1.49 (95% CI 1.15–1.92, p = 0.03) and 1.06 (95% CI 0.82–1.38, p = 0.634), respectively, in the cervical cancer group. The ORs (95% CIs) for osteoporosis were 2.12 (95% CI 1.14–3.95, p = 0.018) in the ≤ 51-year-old group and 1.43 (95% CI 1.08–1.89, p = 0.011) in the ≥ 52-year-old group of cervical cancer patients. Conclusion We concluded that Korean women with cervical cancer had a higher risk of osteoporosis than healthy women, but the same finding was not observed for osteoporotic fracture.