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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología
Print version ISSN 0121-8123
Abstract
NAVARRO MENDOZA, Erika-Paola et al. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with osteoporosis. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2016, vol.23, n.1, pp.17-23. ISSN 0121-8123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2015.12.0060121-8123.
Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is considered a worldwide epidemic, with an estimated Osteoporosis one billion people suffering from this condition. According to different studies, 100% of adult Post-menopausal osteoporosis population of the United States and Europe have this condition, and has been considered as Vitamin D a causal factor in many diseases, such as osteoporosis. In Colombia, there are few studies Prevalence that have estimated the prevalence in people with osteoporosis. Outcome: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a population of patients with osteoporosis treated in a high complexity clinic in Colombia. Materials and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of the diagnosis of osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency in an outpatient clinic of different Internal Medicine specialities in a high complexity hospital in Cali, Colombia in the year 2013 to 2014. Sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, vitamin D with parathormone levels, and bone densitometry results were collected. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with osteoporosis was determined. Results: A total of 206 patients with osteoporosis were included, of which 114 had a low 25 hydroxycholecalciferol level. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 55.3%. The mean vitamin D level was 22 ng/ml (p=.00), with bone densitometry reports that showed a mean T score of-2.1 in the spine (p=.55), and -1.7 at the femoral neck (p=.00). Conclusion: Low vitamin D levels have been identified as one of the factors associated with osteoporosis. In a south-western region of Colombia a population with osteoporosis showed a prevalence of 53% of low vitamin D levels, lower than other results reported in studies made in other regions of Colombia.
Keywords : Osteoporosis; Post-menopausal osteoporosis; Vitamin D; Prevalence.