TY - JOUR
T1 - Vertebral deformation in urban Swedish men and women: prevalence based on 797 subjects
AU - Hasserius, Ralph
AU - Redlund-Johnell, Inga
AU - Mellstrom, Dan
AU - Johansson, Christer
AU - Nilsson, Bo E.
AU - Johnell, Olof
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Vertebral fracture-deformation, a common feature of osteoporosis, shows considerable age, sex and geographical variation. We present the prevalence in an urban population of south-west Sweden. Lateral spine radiographs of 797 men and women, age 50-86 years, were evaluated by morphomety. The age-standardized prevalence of subjects with vertebral deformation using the deformation criterion -3 SD was 39 (95%CI 34-43)% in women and 33 (95%CI 28-38)% in men. The prevalence increased with age in both sexes. After adjustment for age, women had a higher prevalence than men, odds ratio 1.4. The proportion of vertebrae with deformation ranged from 2%-11%, increasing with age. The vertebrae most commonly deformed were Th 11, Th 12 and L1.
AB - Vertebral fracture-deformation, a common feature of osteoporosis, shows considerable age, sex and geographical variation. We present the prevalence in an urban population of south-west Sweden. Lateral spine radiographs of 797 men and women, age 50-86 years, were evaluated by morphomety. The age-standardized prevalence of subjects with vertebral deformation using the deformation criterion -3 SD was 39 (95%CI 34-43)% in women and 33 (95%CI 28-38)% in men. The prevalence increased with age in both sexes. After adjustment for age, women had a higher prevalence than men, odds ratio 1.4. The proportion of vertebrae with deformation ranged from 2%-11%, increasing with age. The vertebrae most commonly deformed were Th 11, Th 12 and L1.
U2 - 10.1080/00016470152846619
DO - 10.1080/00016470152846619
M3 - Article
C2 - 11480604
SN - 1745-3682
VL - 72
SP - 273
EP - 278
JO - Acta Orthopaedica
JF - Acta Orthopaedica
IS - 3
ER -