Caracterización y riesgo de fractura en población adulta chilena. Una nueva mirada a la ENS 2009-2010 / Characterization and risk of fracture in Chile's adult population. A new look at ENS 2009-2010

Resumen: Introducción: Las fracturas son lesiones relevantes en la vida de los individuos tanto por el costo del tratamiento, como por la carga en la vida laboral. La información en nuestro país acerca de esta patología es escasa, por lo que nos propusimos revisar datos epidemiológicos disponibles en la Encuesta Nacional de Salud (ENS). Material y métodos: Se calculó la prevalencia de vida de fracturas para la totalidad de la muestra y para los adultos mayores de 55 años, estimándose modelos de regresión logísticos distintos por sexo para la probabilidad de sufrir una fractura en la vida. Resultados: La prevalencia de vida de fracturas es de 18%, con 25.1% para los adultos mayores de 55 años, observándose mayor prevalencia en hombres que en mujeres (22.5 y 13.8% respectivamente). En el sexo masculino se asoció con fracturas: edad, tabaquismo, actividad física, consumo de alcohol e IMC, mientras que en el sexo femenino se asoció: edad, polifarmacia, estado civil y actividad física. Conclusión: Se encontró asociación entre la ocurrencia de fracturas y múltiples factores de riesgo conocidos para enfermedades crónicas, destacando la relevancia que poseen las fracturas en la población. Nueva evidencia orientada a estudiar este fenómeno se hace imperativa dado el envejecimiento progresivo de la población chilena.

Abstract: Introduction: Fractures are relevant injuries in the lives of individuals both for the cost of treatment and for the burden on working life. The information in our country about this pathology is scarce, so we set out to review epidemiological data available in the national health survey. Material and methods: The prevalence of fracture life was calculated for the entire sample and for adults over 55 years of age, with different logistic regression models estimated by sex for the likelihood of a fracture in life. Results: The prevalence of fracture life is 18%, with 25.1% for adults over 55 years of age, with higher prevalence observed in men than in women (22.5% and 13.8% respectively). In the male sex it was associated with fractures: age, smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and BMI, while in the female sex it was associated: age, polypharmacy, marital status, and physical activity. Conclusion: An association was found between the occurrence of fractures and multiple known risk factors for chronic diseases, highlighting the relevance of fractures in the population. New evidence aimed at studying this phenomenon becomes imperative given the progressive ageing of the Chilean population.

[Characterization and risk of fracture in Chile's adult population. A new look at ENS 2009-2010]. / Caracterización y riesgo de fractura en población adulta chilena. Una nueva mirada a la ENS 2009-2010.

INTRODUCTION: Fractures are relevant injuries in the lives of individuals both for the cost of treatment and for the burden on working life. The information in our country about this pathology is scarce, so we set out to review epidemiological data available in the national health survey. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The prevalence of fracture life was calculated for the entire sample and for adults over 55 years of age, with different logistic regression models estimated by sex for the likelihood of a fracture in life. RESULTS: The prevalence of fracture life is 18%, with 25.1% for adults over 55 years of age, with higher prevalence observed in men than in women (22.5% and 13.8% respectively). In the male sex it was associated with fractures: age, smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and BMI, while in the female sex it was associated: age, polypharmacy, marital status, and physical activity. CONCLUSION: An association was found between the occurrence of fractures and multiple known risk factors for chronic diseases, highlighting the relevance of fractures in the population. New evidence aimed at studying this phenomenon becomes imperative given the progressive ageing of the Chilean population.

INTRODUCCIÓN: Las fracturas son lesiones relevantes en la vida de los individuos tanto por el costo del tratamiento, como por la carga en la vida laboral. La información en nuestro país acerca de esta patología es escasa, por lo que nos propusimos revisar datos epidemiológicos disponibles en la Encuesta Nacional de Salud (ENS). MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se calculó la prevalencia de vida de fracturas para la totalidad de la muestra y para los adultos mayores de 55 años, estimándose modelos de regresión logísticos distintos por sexo para la probabilidad de sufrir una fractura en la vida. RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de vida de fracturas es de 18%, con 25.1% para los adultos mayores de 55 años, observándose mayor prevalencia en hombres que en mujeres (22.5 y 13.8% respectivamente). En el sexo masculino se asoció con fracturas: edad, tabaquismo, actividad física, consumo de alcohol e IMC, mientras que en el sexo femenino se asoció: edad, polifarmacia, estado civil y actividad física. CONCLUSIÓN: Se encontró asociación entre la ocurrencia de fracturas y múltiples factores de riesgo conocidos para enfermedades crónicas, destacando la relevancia que poseen las fracturas en la población. Nueva evidencia orientada a estudiar este fenómeno se hace imperativa dado el envejecimiento progresivo de la población chilena.

Pregnancy outcomes and the use of two standards to assess adequacy of maternal body mass index in early gestation.

The maternal weight gain chart proposed by Rosso and Mardones (RM) was subsequently modified by Atalah et al. (AEA). Both charts are widely used in Latin America. The purpose of this study was to compare birth length (BL) and birth weight (BW) outcomes of both charts. A prospective study of pregnant women and their offspring's was performed in Santiago, Chile. From a total sample of 27,613 pregnant women a sub-sample of 11,465 term healthy singleton pregnant women was selected for additional analyses. κ statistics was used to study the degree of agreement of both charts in the diagnosis of maternal nutritional status. Obese and underweight women were classified using both standards at the beginning of pregnancy and compared in terms of BL4250 g proportions. Sensitivity and specificity values of at risk newborns, whose categories were considered as gold standard, were obtained for obese and underweight women of each chart. There was a moderate agreement in the nutritional classification of these charts. Proportions of BL4250 g were similar at each nutritional category; however, absolute figures for at risk newborns were much higher in the RM underweight and obese women. The RM chart showed higher sensitivity values than the AEA chart. The higher sensitivity of the RM chart would support its use for prevention purposes. This chart is advisable for Latin American countries and also for most developing countries.

Hypertension and the cardiometabolic syndrome in Chile: a review of concepts and consequences for the developing world.

We review some recent developments regarding the concept of cardiometabolic syndrome and its relation with hypertension and overall cardiovascular disease risk. We emphasize how this new clinical entity has helped to understand multimorbidity in chronic diseases. This concept has important consequences for individual patient treatment as well as public health policy. The challenge derived from cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions is increasing worldwide, but the highest burden is located in the developing world. Thus, new and cost-effective approaches are needed for diseases that are mainly occurring in the poorest and less educated populations. We illustrate this situation analyzing hypertension and cardiometabolic syndrome data derived from a recent national health survey in Chile.