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ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2024

Prevalence of fractures in adults over 50 years of age with osteoporosis in Colombia.

Néstor Correa-Gonzalez, Daniel G Fernández-Ávila, Diego Rosselli

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  1. Global burden of low bone mineral density related fractures in pre- and post-menopausal women from 1990 to 2021, with projections to 2050.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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Néstor Correa-GonzalezMedical School, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. nfcorrea@husi.org.co.ORCID 0000-0002-8952-1165
Daniel G Fernández-ÁvilaMedical School, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-1490-1822
Diego RosselliClinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Medical School, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-0960-9480

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What are the fractures associated with osteoporosis in Colombian persons over 50 years of age? Through the analysis of the Ministry of Health databases, Colombians over 50 years of age with osteoporosis fracture the forearm the most, followed by the thoracolumbar vertebrae and then the hip. We describe the differences between men and women. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of all bone fractures among adults aged 50 and above, both with and without osteoporosis, using data from SISPRO (Integrated Information System for Social Protection), the administrative database of the Colombian Ministry of Health.

methodsInformation was collected for the years 2017 to 2021 for all bone fractures (except cranial or face fractures), and how many of them occurred in patients who had the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated separately for males and females by dividing the prevalence in those with by the prevalence of those without osteoporosis.

resultsFor the period from 2017 to 2021, 303,037 adults over 50 years of age (females 279,057, 92.1%) were diagnosed with osteoporosis in Colombia, for a prevalence of 39.4 per thousand women and 4.14 in men; 40,823 of these women (14.6%) presented a fracture in the period, as well as 4020 of men (16.7%). Osteoporosis was present in 7.5% of the 596.618 (females 369.795; 62.0%) who suffered any fracture (1.8% of males and 11.0% of females). Overall PR was 3.4 (males 4.3; females 3.3). In men with osteoporosis, the most frequent fractures were hip (902), followed by lumbar vertebrae (842), ribs (648), and forearm (538), while in women, forearm (11,001), followed by hip (6885), lumbar vertebra (4813), and thoracic vertebra (2701) were the most common. PR in men was 21.9 for dorsal vertebrae fracture, 21.3 for lumbar vertebrae, 11.8 for ribs, and 7.7 for hip fracture. In women, PR was 15.7 for thoracic vertebrae, 13.3 for lumbar vertebrae, 3.3 for hip fracture, and 2.2 for forearm fracture.

conclusionOsteoporosis is a highly prevalent disease in Colombia where women are more affected. Although fractures were more common in women, men with osteoporosis have a higher PR of associated fractures.

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