Epidemiological characterization of patients with osteoporosis in a specialized center in Medellín, Colombia

Abstract

"In Colombia, in women over 50 years of age, a prevalence of osteoporosis (OP) of 15.7% in the spine and 11. 4% in the proximal femur, however, its local impact is unknown. For this reason, we set out to characterize clinically and socio-demographically the patients with OP who consulted a high complexity hospital in northwestern Colombia from January 2011 to December 2017."