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Vol. 30. Issue 4.
Pages 305-309 (October - December 2023)
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Vol. 30. Issue 4.
Pages 305-309 (October - December 2023)
Original Investigation
Detection of low bone mineral density in self-referred and medically referred patients
Detección de densidad mineral ósea baja en pacientes autorreferidos y referidos por médico
Andrés Heriberto Guillen-Lozoyaa, Luis E. Segurab, Jorge Armando Hermosillo-Villafrancaa, David Vega-Moralesa,
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david.vegamr@uanl.edu.mx

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, Pedro Alberto García-Hernándeza, Brenda Roxana Vázquez-Fuentesa, Alejandro Garza-Alpireza, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondoa
a Service of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, Mexico
b Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
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Abstract
Introduction

The Mexican health-care system is a mixture of governmental and private institutions. The osteoporosis screening algorithm has a multiple case start-point, the most common being medical referral; however, self-screening is available where patients can arrange a bone densitometry themselves.

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of self-screening for osteoporosis and osteopenia among a Mexican population.

Materials and methods

A retrospective observational study was performed as a secondary outcome from an institutional cohort of patients who attended an osteoporosis center. We divided the cohort into two groups: self-referred patients and medical-referred patients.

Results

The overall prevalence of osteoporosis between the two groups was 1160 (self-referred n=44; 29.5% vs medical-referred n=227; 22.5%; p=.057) (OR (Odds Ratio); 95% CI (Confidence Interval): 1.44; .98–2.12) and the prevalence of osteopenia was (n=122; 81.9% vs n=811; 80.2%; p=.633) (OR (Odds Ratio); 95% CI (Confidence Interval): 1.11; .71–1.73).

Conclusion

There was no statistical difference between the self-referred and the medically referred patients in the overall diagnosis of osteoporosis and/or osteopenia. Nevertheless, the incidence of osteoporosis and osteopenia as an outcome for the self-referred patients was not lower than that of those with a medical referral.

Keywords:
Osteoporosis
Osteopenia
Screening
Self-care
Densitometry
Public health
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Introducción

El sistema de salud mexicano es una mezcla de instituciones gubernamentales y privadas. El algoritmo de tamizaje de osteoporosis tiene diferentes sistemas de referencia, siendo el más común la referencia médica; sin embargo, existe la posibilidad de un escenario de autoevaluación en el que los pacientes deciden hacerse una densitometría ósea por sí mismos.

Objetivo

El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar el impacto del autoexamen de osteoporosis y osteopenia en población mexicana.

Materiales y métodos

Se llevó a cabo un estudio observacional retrospectivo como resultado secundario de una cohorte institucional de pacientes que acudieron a un centro de osteoporosis. Dividimos la cohorte en 2 grupos: pacientes autorreferidos y pacientes referidos por el médico.

Resultados

La prevalencia global de osteoporosis entre los 2 grupos fue de 1.160 (autorreferencia n=44; 29,5% vs. médico-referencia n=227; 22,5%; p=0,057) odds ratio; intervalo de confianza del 95%: 1,44; 0,98-2,12). Y la prevalencia de osteopenia fue n=122; 81,9% vs. n=811; 80,2%; p=0,633 odds ratio; intervalo de confianza del 95%: 1,11; 0,71-1,73.

Conclusión

No hubo diferencia estadística entre pacientes autorreferidos y los de decisión médica en el diagnóstico global de osteoporosis u osteopenia, sin embargo, la incidencia de osteoporosis y osteopenia como resultado de los pacientes autorreferidos no fue inferior a la de los pacientes con remisión médica.

Palabras clave:
Osteoporosis
Osteopenia
Tamizaje
Autocuidado
Densitometría
Salud pública

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