TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Epidemiology of osteoporosis and its determinants in physically active Majorcan elderly
JO  - Mediterranean journal of rheumatology
A1  - Juan, Antonio
A1  - Frontera, Guillem
A1  - Cacheda, Ana Paula
A1  - Ros, Inmaculada
A1  - Narváez, Javier
A1  - Marí, Bartolomé
A1  - Nolla, Joan Miquel
SP  - 42
EP  - 49
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and distribution of determinants of osteoporosis (OP) in a population of physically active Majorcans over 60. <br><br>METHODS: Health survey in which consecutive women and men above 60 years old visiting sports facilities during a two-month period were recruited. All underwent a densitometry of the lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN). Osteoporosis was defined according to the World Health Organization densitometric criteria (T-score <2.5 SD in the LS or FN, and osteopenia if the result was between -2.5 and -1 SD). As osteoporosis shows substantial differences between genders, the study of its determinants was conducted independently for men and women. <br><br>RESULTS: The sample included 731 subjects (86% female), with an average age of 70 (SD 5) among men and 65 (8) among women. The overall prevalence of osteoporosis was 35.7% in the LS, 8.9% in the FN and 39.4% in the LS and/or FN. The analysis by gender showed a higher prevalence of osteoporosis in women than in men (43.8 % vs. 11.1%). The presence of osteoporosis increased with age in men and women (7.8% for 61-75 years old vs 22.7% > 75 years old for men and 48.5% for 61-75 years old vs 62.7% > 75 for women). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Densitometric osteoporosis is frequent among physically active elderly population, and higher than expected in a largely sunlight-exposed area.<br><br>© 2020 The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2529-198X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.31138/mjr.31.1.42
ID  - ref1
ER  -