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The prevalence of radiographic vertebral fractures in Mexican men
P Clark1, F Cons-Molina, M Deleze
1Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gómez-Faculty of Medicine UNAM, Blvd. Virreyes 1010, Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City 11000 DF, Mexico. patriciaclark@prodigy.net.mx
Summary:
The prevalence of radiographically ascertained vertebral fractures in a random sample of 413 in Mexican men is 9.7% (95% CI 6.85-12.55). Increase of vertebral fracture rises with age from 2.0% in the youngest group (50-59 years) to 21.4% in the oldest group (80 years and over).
Introduction:
This is the first population-based study of vertebral fractures in Mexican men using a standardized methodology reported in other studies.
Methods:
The presence of radiographic vertebral fractures increases with age. This same pattern was found in Mexican women with steady age increments, but the higher prevalence of fractures in women starts at age 70, whereas in men, the higher prevalence starts a decade later (80 years and over).
Results:
The standardized prevalence per 1,000 men 50 years and over in the Mexican population for the year 2005 is 65.8 (95% CI 29.9-105.5), and it is 68.6 (95% CI 32.2-108.7) in the US population for the year 2000.
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