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Controversies exist in whether ICS use in COPD is associated with osteoporosis or fracture.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a systematic review and meta\u2010analysis to assess the risks of osteoporosis or fracture at different dosing levels of ICS. High\u2010, medium\u2010 and low\u2010dose ICS were defined according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) step definition.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Data sources<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cochrane, EMBASE, Ovid, PubMed and Web of Science were systematically searched until 8 December 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Data extraction<\/jats:title><jats:p>Osteoporosis or fracture under ICS therapy was chosen as the primary efficacy outcome. Three reviewers were involved independently in the extraction process. The risk of bias of the included studies was evaluated by using different assessment tools.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010one RCTs and eight observational studies were included. High\u2010dose ICS was associated with increased risks of osteoporosis or fracture in RCTs with RR of 1.14 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.03\u20131.28), observational studies with healthy controls 1.14 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.05\u20131.24) and observational studies without healthy controls 1.10 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.01\u20131.21). High\u2010dose ICS was associated with increased risks in fracture in RCTs with RR of 1.12 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.03\u20131.23), observational studies with health controls 1.15 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.05\u20131.25) and observational studies without healthy controls 1.13 (95% CI\u2009=\u20091.03\u20131.24). 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