The prevalence of patients treated for osteoporosis in Greenland is low compared to Denmark

The study is a register-based cross-sectional study aiming to estimate the prevalence of treated osteoporosis in Greenland compared to Denmark and provide a description of the patients with osteoporosis in Greenland. In addition, the study estimates the incidence of hip fractures in Greenland from 2...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Sten, Kira Amalie, Højgaard, Emma Elisabeth, Backe, Marie Balslev, Pedersen, Michael Lynge, Skovgaard, Nils, Andersen, Stig, Albertsen, Nadja
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Denmark/epidemiology
Greenland/epidemiology
Hip Fractures/epidemiology
Humans
Osteoporosis/drug therapy
Prevalence
hip fractures
treatment prevalence
Osteoporosis
Denmark
Arctic
Greenland
Circumpolar Health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Online Access:https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/7fbf1aec-46d6-485e-899c-b8dd2a97ac6e
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2078473
https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/482351741/22423982.2022.pdf
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130729821&partnerID=8YFLogxK
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Summary:The study is a register-based cross-sectional study aiming to estimate the prevalence of treated osteoporosis in Greenland compared to Denmark and provide a description of the patients with osteoporosis in Greenland. In addition, the study estimates the incidence of hip fractures in Greenland from 2018 to 2020 among people aged 65 years or older. The overall prevalence of patients prescribed medication for osteoporosis among those aged 18 years or older was 0.56% in Greenland and 2.36% in Denmark (p < 0.001). Among those aged 50 years or older, the prevalence was 1.28% and 4.71% in Greenland and Denmark, respectively (p < 0.001). The prevalence increased to 3.41% and 11.18% among patients aged 80 years or older in Greenland and Denmark, respectively. The incidence of hip fractures in Greenland was 6.55 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020 compared to 5.65 per 1,000 inhabitants in Denmark (NS). In conclusion, the prevalence of treated osteoporosis in Greenland was less than one in four of that of Denmark. The incidence of hip fractures was similar in Greenland than in Denmark. Hence, our findings suggest that a marked number of subjects with osteoporosis in Greenland go untreated.

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