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ba0003pp285 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2014

Osteoporosis risk assessment in a welsh district general hospital

Manupati Shilpa , Viswanath Siddarth Kadidal , Gupta Abhaya , Chenna Srinivas

Objective: It was to determine the prevalence of clinical risk factors for osteoporosis in medical inpatients.Method: Data was collected on a patient questionnaire through a point prevalence study targeting patients aged 50 and above.Results: 117 patients (62 females and 55 males) met the age criteria. Non-modifiable risk factors were white/Caucasian race (100%), age 75 years and above (66%), female sex (53%), previous fragility fr...