Fracture risk assessment in the general population in Spain by FRAX® algorithm. EPISER2016 study

• Published in: Medicina clinica Vol. 154; no. 5; p. 163
• Main Authors: Gómez-Vaquero, Carmen, Fábregas-Canales, Dolores, Seoane-Mato, Daniel, Sánchez-Piedra, Carlos, Díaz-González, Federico, Bustabad-Reyes, Sagrario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain 13.03.2020
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fractures, Bone - etiology; Humans; Lansoprazole; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Spain; Young Adult; Spain; FRAX; Risk of fracture; Factor de riesgo; Riesgo de fractura; Población general; Risk factor; General population

To analyse the risk of fracture calculated by FRAX® and the frequency of high risk of fracture in the general population in Spain. EPISER2016 is a multicentre cross-sectional population-based study of the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in the adult population in Spain. 3,154 subjects aged ≥40 year...