TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of osteoporosis in Colombia
T2 - Data from the National Health Registry from 2012 to 2018
AU - Fernández-Ávila, Daniel G.
AU - Bernal-Macías, Santiago
AU - Parra, María J.
AU - Rincón, Diana N.
AU - Gutiérrez, Juan M.
AU - Rosselli, Diego
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Reumatología y Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Introduction: Osteoporosis is considered a healthcare problem due to the increased risk of fractures and high cost of care. In Colombia, the Ministry of Health introduced SISPRO, a tool to collect nationwide information from the health system. The information collected from SISPRO is available for scientific analysis. This article presents an analysis of the prevalence and characteristics of patients with osteoporosis using data from 2012 to 2018. Aim: To estimate prevalence of osteoporosis between January 2012 to December 2018 and describe the patients’ demographic characteristics. Methods: This is a descriptive epidemiological study using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems related to osteoporosis as search terms using the SISPRO database. Results: National records report 249,803 patients over 50 years old diagnosed with osteoporosis. The estimated prevalence is 2,440 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over 50 years old (based on a total population of 10,236,132), being more frequent in women (92% of cases), with a female/male ratio of 12.3:1. Conclusion: This study shows a lower prevalence than previous estimates or projections. Given these findings we think it is necessary to act to promote health policies for patients with osteoporosis.
AB - Introduction: Osteoporosis is considered a healthcare problem due to the increased risk of fractures and high cost of care. In Colombia, the Ministry of Health introduced SISPRO, a tool to collect nationwide information from the health system. The information collected from SISPRO is available for scientific analysis. This article presents an analysis of the prevalence and characteristics of patients with osteoporosis using data from 2012 to 2018. Aim: To estimate prevalence of osteoporosis between January 2012 to December 2018 and describe the patients’ demographic characteristics. Methods: This is a descriptive epidemiological study using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems related to osteoporosis as search terms using the SISPRO database. Results: National records report 249,803 patients over 50 years old diagnosed with osteoporosis. The estimated prevalence is 2,440 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over 50 years old (based on a total population of 10,236,132), being more frequent in women (92% of cases), with a female/male ratio of 12.3:1. Conclusion: This study shows a lower prevalence than previous estimates or projections. Given these findings we think it is necessary to act to promote health policies for patients with osteoporosis.
KW - Colombia
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Latin America
KW - Osteoporosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.reuma.2020.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.reuma.2020.07.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 34823823
AN - SCOPUS:85093669680
SN - 1699-258X
VL - 17
SP - 570
EP - 574
JO - Reumatologia Clinica
JF - Reumatologia Clinica
IS - 10
ER -