title: Osteoporosis's Menopausal Epidemiological Risk Observation (O.M.E.R.O.) study.
abstract: Osteoporosis (OP) and related fractures are well-known severe conditions affecting quality of life and life expectancy of postmenopausal women, with high economic costs in Europe. On behalf of The Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Società Italiana di Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, SIGO), the Osteoporosis's Menopausal Epidemiological Risk Observation (O.M.E.R.O.) study, a national multicenter study on clinical risk factors of OP was organized, using FRAX® tool as a reference. Here, data from this study are presented, showing an important portion of Italian postmenopausal women affected by osteopenia/OP at high risk of fracture and the need to do prevention and/or treatment. Gynecologist can be a primary specialist in this important challenge.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Woman and Child Health , Catholic University of Rome , Rome , Italy .
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lello
authors.affiliation: b Laboratory of Biometry , University of Tor Vergata , Rome , Italy , and.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sorge
authors.affiliation: c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , University of Novara , Novara , Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Surico
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006176:Gynecology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: FRAX®; menopause; osteoporosis