Volumen 4 No. 1 (2013)

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    Factores de riesgo asociados a la osteoporosis posmenopáusica: estudio de casos de los Hospitales Vicente Corral y José Carrasco
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2013-06) Guevara, Sergio; Feicán, Astrid; Ochoa, María del Carmen; Arévalo, Carlos; Aguirre, María Eugenia
    The purpose of the study presented herein is the assessment of the statistical relation between postmenopausal osteoporosis (PO) and the following risk factors: low body mass index (BMI), low calcium diet, delayed menarche, early menopause, sedentary lifestyle and socioeconomic status. The research involved the screening of 112 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and 112 control patients, aged 50 to 65, patients belonging respectively to the Hospitals Vicente Corral and José Carrasco, in Cuenca, Ecuador. A questionnaire addressing calcium-intake, socio-demographic, reproductive and lifestyle-related risk factors was employed previously to bone mineral density and other physical measurements using validated instruments. In addition to the calculation of the mean,