Características epidemiológicas de una población de mujeres posmenopáusicas con osteopenia y osteoporosis: importancia de la dieta mediterránea

Abstract

ObjectiveTo determinate the distribution of risk factors for osteoporosis in a Spanish population of postmenopausal women. Patients and methodsAn observational multicenter study was carried out in 1779 postmenopausal women. The women were divided into three groups depending on the results of densitometry: 450 women with osteoporosis, 766 women with osteopenia, and 479 controls. ResultsThe distribution of known risk factors for osteoporosis in our patients was similar to that in other studies. Moreover, a protective effect of a diet based on vegetables, fish, dairy products, and moderate alcohol intake against developing osteoporosis was found. ConclusionsOur study confirms the importance of known risk factors for osteoporosis. Moreover, in our population, the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol ingestion and abundant intake of food included in the Mediterranean diet is identified.