[Proportion of individuals with indication criteria for bone densitometry and frequency of factors of risk of low osseous mass in primary care consultations].
OBJECTIVE
To find the number of individuals with indication for Bone Densitometry in Primary Care, according to the criteria of the WHO, the Agency for Evaluating Medical Technology of Catalonia (AETM) and the International Committee on Clinical Guides to Osteoporosis (CIGCO), and the frequency of factors of risk of low osseous mass.


METHODS
Multi-centre, prospective, transversal study.


METHODS
Primary care consultations.


METHODS
Patients over 18 (307 women and 139 men) with mean age of 54.3+/-16.8, who attended for consultation with an appointment.


METHODS
Presence or absence of factors relating to each of the indication criteria for bone densitometry.


RESULTS
A 36.3% of individuals had indication of densitometry under the AETM criteria, 76.7% with the WHO criteria, and 50.5% with the CIGCO criteria (applicable only to women). Percentages increased with age and were higher for women. Concordance between the various criteria was under 37%.


CONCLUSIONS
The percentage of individuals with indication for bone densitometry was highly variable under different criteria. It was greater in women and increased with age. Concordance between different criteria was low.
Roig Vilaseca
Daniel
D
Unidad de Reumatología. SAP Baix Llobregat Centre. Cornellà de Llobregat. Barcelona. España. 26188drv@comb.es
Valero
Carles
C
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology