Frecuencia de osteopenia y osteoporosis diagnosticada por densitometría ósea en el Hospital Monte Sinaí de la ciudad de Cuenca durante el periodo enero 2019 – diciembre 2021

Abstract

Decreased bone mineral density is considered a silent growing problem due to its mild symptoms. Bone density scan allows to diagnose pathologies linked to decreased bone mineral density like osteopenia and osteoporosis. To determine the frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis diagnosed by bone density scan at Monte Sinai hospital in Cuenca in January 2019 – December 2021. This is a descriptive and retrospective study. 1525 bone density scan reports were analyzed. 46.2% of them showed osteopenia while 22.2% showed osteoporosis. Both conditions were more frequent in women (92% in both cases). 58 to 68 year-old individuals were the most affected, with a frequency of 37.5% and 32.5% for osteopenia and osteoporosis, respectively. Overweight individuals showed a percentage of 40.8%. In regard to osteoporosis, normal MBI individuals showed a percentage of 47.6%. Finally, the area most affected by both pathologies was the lumbar spine, with a frequency of 953 out of the total of 1525 analyzed reports. As evidenced by the results of this study, there is a high prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in the site investigated. Therefore, these results are quite important because of their impact on health, economy, and society, and also because these problems have been increasing as time goes by.