The prevalence of radiographic vertebral fractures in Latin American countries: the Latin American Vertebral Osteoporosis Study (LAVOS)
| Autor: | Erick Suárez, Margarita Deleze, Jose R. Zanchetta, J. J. Jaller, Steve Cummings, S. Ragi, L. Palermo, Cynthia M. Pérez, Patricia Clark, Jorge Salmerón, Lillian Haddock, D. O. Messina, A. Navarrete, J. Morales-Torres, Juan O Talavera, Fidencio Cons-Molina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Bone density Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Population Osteoporosis Prevalence Argentina Colombia Lower risk Thoracic Vertebrae Epidemiology Medicine Humans education Exercise Mexico Osteoporosis Postmenopausal Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Lumbar Vertebrae business.industry Estrogen Replacement Therapy Puerto Rico Middle Aged medicine.disease Body Height Radiography Orthopedic surgery Multivariate Analysis Spinal Fractures Female business Brazil Demography |
| Zdroj: | Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 20(2) |
| ISSN: | 1433-2965 |
| Popis: | In the first population-based study of vertebral fractures in Latin America, we found a 11.18 (95% CI 9.23–13.4) prevalence of radiographically ascertained vertebral fractures in a random sample of 1,922 women from cities within five different countries. These figures are similar to findings from studies in Beijing, China, some regions of Europe, and slightly lower than those found in the USA using the same standardized methodology. We report the first study of radiographic vertebral fractures in Latin America. An age-stratified random sample of 1,922 women aged 50 years and older from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico were included. In all cases a standardized questionnaire and lateral X-rays of the lumbar and thoracic spine were obtained after informed consent. A standardized prevalence of 11.18 (95% CI 9.23–13.4) was found. The prevalence was similar in all five countries, increasing from 6.9% (95% CI 4.6–9.1) in women aged 50–59 years to 27.8% (95% CI 23.1–32.4) in those 80 years and older (p for trend |
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