Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, a condition where bones thin and weaken, usually in older adults, resulting in increase risk of bone fractures, especially stress fractures, which are small cracks in a bone. The risk of developing osteoporosis is considered higher in people with ME/CFS.

A study in 2014, showed that patients without osteoporosis in the CFS cohort exhibited a 1.16-fold higher risk of fracture than did those in the non-CFS cohort. The researches concluded that although the cause remains unclear, CFS-related fracture might not be associated with osteoporosis.

Notable studies

 * 2014, Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with the risk of fracture: a nationwide cohort study - (Full text)

Learn more

 * Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Osteoporosis
 * Osteoporosis - a long term complication of CFS