¿Se fracturan la cadera los hombres y las mujeres ante los mismos factores de riesgo? / Do men and women have the same risk factors for hip fractures?

Fundamento y objetivo. La osteoporosis ha sido considerada una enfermedad de la mujer, sin embargo hoy se sabe que también tiene gran importancia en el sexo masculino. Es una enfermedad multifactorial, cuyo principal factor de riesgo independiente para padecer fracturas, en general, y de cadera en particular, es la masa ósea, aunque otras circunstancias, independientes de ésta, también son relevantes. Este estudio pretende conocer si los hombres y las mujeres presentan fractura de cadera con un mismo nivel de masa ósea y si cuentan con los mismos factores de riesgo asociados a la enfermedad. Pacientes y métodos. Se estudiaron 105 pacientes con fractura de cadera no traumática y 68 controles, en los que se analizan distintos factores de riesgo incluyendo datos clínicos, estilo de vida, analíticos, relacionados con el metabolismo óseo y hormonas sexuales, así como valoración de masa ósea. Resultados y conclusiones. Los valores de densidad mineral ósea (DMO) determinados a nivel de cadera constituyen el principal factor de riesgo de fractura osteoporótica de cadera en ambos géneros, que son comparables cuando se expresan en términos de densidad volumétrica. En las mujeres los factores de riesgo determinantes de la aparición de fractura son el antecedente de fractura no traumática a edad mayor de 50 años, la DMO de cadera total, los niveles de calcio sérico y la toma o no de tiazidas; mientras que en los varones, sólo alcanza significación estadística la DMO de cadera total(AU)

Background and aims. Osteoporosis has been traditionally considered as a disease in women. However, it is now known that this condition is also important in men. It is a multifactor condition whose main independent risk factor to suffer fractures, in general, and those of the hip, specifically, is bone mass. Nonetheless, there are other independent risk factors of importance. This study has aimed to study if men and women suffer hip fractures with the same bone mass and if they have the same risk factors associated to this condition. Patients and methods. We studied 105 patients with non-traumatic hip fracture and 68 healthy controls. The different risk factors were analyzed, including clinical data, lifestyle, analytic data, data related to bone metabolism and sex hormones as well as a complete bone evaluation. Results and conclusions. Hip bone mass density (BMD) values are the main risk factor for osteoporotic fractures in both genders. These values are comparable when expressed in terms of volumetric density. In women, risk factors that determine the appearance of fractures are previous non-traumatic fractures when they are older than 50 years, total hip BMD, serum calcium levels and thiazide intake while in men only total hip BMD reaches statistical significance(AU)

[Do men and women have the same risk factors for hip fractures?]. / ¿Se fracturan la cadera los hombres y las mujeres ante los mismos factores de riesgo?

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Osteoporosis has been traditionally considered as a disease in women. However, it is now known that this condition is also important in men. It is a multifactor condition whose main independent risk factor to suffer fractures, in general, and those of the hip, specifically, is bone mass. Nonetheless, there are other independent risk factors of importance. This study has aimed to study if men and women suffer hip fractures with the same bone mass and if they have the same risk factors associated to this condition. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied 105 patients with non-traumatic hip fracture and 68 healthy controls. The different risk factors were analyzed, including clinical data, lifestyle, analytic data, data related to bone metabolism and sex hormones as well as a complete bone evaluation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Hip bone mass density (BMD) values are the main risk factor for osteoporotic fractures in both genders. These values are comparable when expressed in terms of volumetric density. In women, risk factors that determine the appearance of fractures are previous non-traumatic fractures when they are older than 50 years, total hip BMD, serum calcium levels and thiazide intake while in men only total hip BMD reaches statistical significance.