Osteoporosis, bone & mineral

Fracture Risk Among Living Kidney Donors 25 Years After Donation

JAMA Netw OpenPublished Survey study

Main finding · Overall fracturesResult — go to the resultStandardized incidence ratio 0.89 95% CI 0.81–0.97

Authors' conclusion

This survey study found a reduced rate of overall fractures but an excess of vertebral fractures among living kidney donors compared with controls after a mean follow-up of 25 years.

Study context

Population
Living kidney donors and eligible nondonor controls, Minnesota, surveyed December 2021 to July 20235,065 donors invited
Participants
2,132 vs 2,014
Exposure
Living kidney donors vs matched nondonor controls from the general population
  • Living kidney donorsn = 2,132
  • Controlsn = 2,014reference
Outcome
Rates of overall and site-specific fractures, compared using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs)
Methodological detailsmatched population-based nondonor controls, 3 transplant centres, Survey conducted December 1, 2021, to July 31, 2023
  • Matched population-based nondonor controls
  • 3 transplant centres
  • Survey conducted December 1, 2021, to July 31, 2023

Main finding

Overall fractures

Standardized incidence ratio

0.89

95% CI 0.81–0.97

Living kidney donorsvs Controls
SIR 0.89 (95% CI 0.81–0.97)

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeSIR (95% CI)
Vertebral fractures1.42 (1.05–1.83)

Time between donation or index date and survey

Original publication

Fracture Risk Among Living Kidney Donors 25 Years After Donation. JAMA Netw Open. Published 2 January 2024. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.53005

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