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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3038
Resumen
LOZANO-CARDENAS, Duvan; MUNEVAR-SUAREZ, Angélica Johana y COBO-MEJIA, Elisa Andrea. Risk for Osteoporotic Fractures in Aged Adults. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2020, vol.36, n.1 Epub 01-Mar-2020. ISSN 1561-3038.
Introduction:
The measurement of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool - FRAX® is useful in primary healthcare for assessing the risk of fracture.
Objective:
To determine the risk of osteoporotic fracture in older adults.
Methods:
A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, with a sample of 54 adults belonging to the Club Nueva Vida group of the City of Tunja, first semester of 2018, selected by means of a nonprobabilistic sampling at convenience. The FRAX® tool, proposed by the World Health Organization, was used, and statistical analysis was performed with Pearson's Chi2 and the prevalence ratio.
Results:
The risk factor with the highest presence was secondary osteoporosis in 51.9%, where 13% reported FRAX® + for a 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture and 14.8% obtained FRAX®+ for a 10-year probability of hip fracture without bone densitometry.
Conclusions:
FRAX® is a useful tool in the prevention of health problems resulting from fractures that lead to alterations in functional capacity and movement.
Palabras clave : FRAX; osteoporosis; osteoporotic fractures; elderly; elderly heath.