Caracterización clínica y demográfica de la población con osteoporosis en 2 centros médicos de referencia en Colombia

Abstract

IntroductionOsteoporosis is a public health problem. However, there is still a lack of data in Colombia on the characteristics of patients with osteoporosis. ObjectivesThis study aims to characterise the population with osteoporosis without previous diagnosis. Materials and methodsObservational, retrospective, descriptive study in patients with osteoporosis. Patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2017 were included. The information was obtained from the patient medical records and the densitometry results. ResultsMost (92.2%) of the patients came from Medellín, and the rest from Cali. The mean age of the population was 65.1 years (SD: 9.97). As regards the history of fracture, it was reported that 12.0% had suffered from vertebral fractures, 2.3% had a history of fracture in the distal radius, 2.8% in the femoral neck, and 1.4% had had femoral shaft fracture. Bone densitometry showed a mean T-score of -2.90 in the femoral neck; -3.02 in total hip; -3.03 in the lumbar spine, and -3.42 in the 33% radius. In the 602 patients who had a control bone densitometry, an average BMD gain was seen in all the evaluated regions. ConclusionsThe present study has enabled the characterising of patients from 2Colombian cities with a diagnosis of osteoporosis. The 2most frequently reported locations for the diagnosis of osteoporosis were lumbar spine and femoral neck. An average BMD gain was also observed.