Research Progress on the Relationship between Osteoporosis and Cognitive Impairment

Abstract

In recent years, studies have shown that among elderly comorbidities, the incidence of comorbidity between osteoporosis and cognitive impairment is increasing year by year, which is manifested as a high incidence of falls and an increased risk of fractures, which leads to disability, increased mortality, and serious harm to health and quality of life of patients with comorbidities also bring a heavy economic burden to the family and society, which has become a more difficult problem in the management of chronic diseases in the community. This article reviews the progress of the relationship between osteoporosis and cognitive impairment. The focus is on the co-morbidity mechanism, clinical risk factors and clinical features of co-morbidity between osteoporosis and cognitive impairment. It is found that osteoporosis is closely related to cognitive impairment and seriously endangers the health of the elderly. It is hoped that this article can provide ideas for exploring new risk factors for comorbidity of osteoporosis and cognitive impairment, and provide help for the effective prevention and management of patients with comorbidity of osteoporosis and cognitive impairment.

Keywords

• |osteoporosis|cognition disorders|cognitive dysfunction|osteoporotic fractures|multiple chronic conditions|bone-brain axis