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We aimed to determine whether comorbid FM is independently associated with the risk of falls, recurrent falls, thoracolumbar vertebral fractures and osteoporotic fractures in patients with SLE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a propensity score-matched (PSM) retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX US Collaborative Network. Adult SLE patients with comorbid FM (SLE+FM) were matched 1:1 to SLE patients without FM (SLE-only) on demographics, comorbidities, laboratory parameters and 19 medications. A 6\u2009month washout period preceded outcome ascertainment to ensure capture of incident events only. Time-to-event analyses over 5 years for risk of falls, recurrent falls, thoracolumbar vertebral fractures and osteoporotic fractures used Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After 1:1 PSM, 23\u2009775 matched pairs were retained with substantially improved covariate balance. At 5 years, SLE+FM patients had significantly elevated risks of incident falls (adjusted HR (aHR) 1.38, 95%\u2009CI 1.29 to 1.48), recurrent falls (aHR 1.53, 95%\u2009CI 1.32 to 1.76), thoracolumbar vertebral fractures (aHR 1.18, 95%\u2009CI 1.01 to 1.37) and osteoporotic fractures (aHR 1.14, 95%\u2009CI 1.02 to 1.27) compared with the SLE-only group. Associations were directionally consistent at 3 years and across all prespecified subgroups. Kaplan-Meier curves showed early and progressive divergence between cohorts from the start of follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Comorbid FM is significantly and independently associated with increased fall and fracture risk in SLE. These findings support the incorporation of FM evaluation into fall risk assessment, alongside multidisciplinary bone-protective and fall-prevention strategies, in SLE patients with comorbid FM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/lupus-2026-002188","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,27]],"date-time":"2026-07-27T13:20:18Z","timestamp":1785158418000},"page":"e002188","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Risk of falls, recurrent falls and osteoporotic fractures in SLE patients with comorbid fibromyalgia: a propensity score-matched cohort study using the TriNetX Network"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Wan-Yun","family":"Hsu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"International Medical Service Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan"},{"name":"Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, 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