Associations of myeloid hematological diseases of the elderly with osteoporosis: A longitudinal analysis of routine health care data

•Clinically relevant relationship between Myelodysplastic Syndromes and osteoporosis.•Additional risk of 87% for osteoporosis in patients with pre-existing MDS.•Additional risk of 42% for MDS in patients with pre-existing osteoporosis.•No associations between Acute Myeloid Leukemia and osteoporosis found.•Disturbed bone niche interaction involved in pathophysiology of myeloid malignancies.