Evaluation of Screening Status and Fracture Risks of Postmenopausal Women for Osteoporosis

Abstract

Objective: Osteoporosis is a disease with high mortality and morbidity, and expensive to treat, reducing the quality of life of patients. It is aimed to evaluate the status of screening of postmenopausal women for osteoporosis in primary care and the risks of a 10-year fracture and to emphasize the importance of screening in appropriate and correct ways in appropriate patients on this manuscript. Methods: This observational and cross-sectional study included 243 postmenopausal women aged 50 and over. Patients were asked 28 basic open- and closed-ended questions in the form of filling out a face-to-face questionnaire, and the FRAXTM score was calculated. Results: The mean age of the women was 63.98+-9.99 years. The calculated median 10-year risk of major osteoporotic fracture of the participants was 7.8%. The rate of having DXA was higher in patients aged 65 years and over (p=0.013). Although there was no risk of major decemberotic fractures in the age range of fifty to 64 for 10 years, the proportion of those who underwent DXA was found to be 55%. The percentage of patients with a risk of major osteoporotic fractures undergoing DXA in patients aged 50- 64 years (70.8%) was higher than in patients without it (29.2%) (p=0.153). Conclusion: For the early diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, the fracture risk is calculated, risk factors are determined, and bone mineral density measurement and screening methods must be applied to the necessary people in a timely and accurate manner when applying to the first outpatient clinic.

Keywords

• osteoporosis
• screening
• fracture risk
• postmenopausal women