High detection rate of osteoporosis with screening of a general hospitalized population: a 6-year study in 6406 patients in a university hospital setting.

Olivier Malaise Marie Detroz Mathieu Leroy Lorenzo Leonori Laurence Seidel Michel G Malaise

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)

In-hospital osteoporosis screening revealed more osteoporosis than screening in ambulatory practice and could be an additional tool to improve the identification and management of osteoporosis. In addition to typical risk factors, we identified male gender as associated with osteoporosis detection in our cohort.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
risk factors
end stage renal disease
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
primary care
blood pressure
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
body composition
loop mediated isothermal amplification
emergency department
adverse drug