ba0001pp319 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2013
Bakides Sofoclis
, Sakellariadis George
, Alevizou Stavroula
, Koussi Kleoniki
, Rapti Anna
, Tsiverdis Panayiotis
, Kavvadia Konstantina
, Drivas Kyriakos
, Ververeli Charilila-Loukia
Introduction: Osteoporosis-related fractures can cause substantial disability and increase health care costs, and mortality. There are many difficulties to access Greek women residing in remote villages and perform the FRAX tool for osteoporosis evaluation, especially, after the global economy crisis.Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of FRAX clinical risk factors, calcium intake habits and perform osteoporosis screening in 275 postmenopausal Greek wome...