Risk factor for osteoporotic hip fractures in mexicans

Background. Osteoporosis (OP) and its fractures are a major problem due to their impact in morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Although this entity is well studied in other countries, OP and its fractures have not been evaluted carefully in our population. The objetive was to assess risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture in Mexican. Mehtods. A total of 295 subjects, 152 cases and 143 controls, were studied. Cases were patients with hip fracture, of both sexes and 45 years of age or older. Control were healthy subjects who were in hospital waiting rooms accompanying patients without hip fractures. A questionaire covering known possible risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture was administered by the same evaluator to all subjects. Pelvic roentgenograms, anterior-posterior view, were obtained in both cases and controls to perform the Singh index and the cortical index of the femur. Results. Fractures were present in (72.2 percent) of women. Weight and any alcohol ingestion were associated with an inceased risk of hip fracture. The odds ratio (OR) for low weight by the Quetelet Index was 4.03 (95 percent CI 1.93 - 8.39) p<0.001. Any alcohol intake was associated with and OR of 1.73 (95 percent CI 1.04 - 2.90) p =0.03 for the total group, and 2.78 (95 percent CI 1.25 - 6.14) p=0.003 for women. Controls had a significantly higher mean daily calcium intake compared to cases (mean, SD 575.9 ñ 297.2 vs. 490.4 ñ 245.5 , p=(0.007). Family history, smoking, physical activity, pregnancies, breastfeeding or concomitant disease were not associated with risk of hip fractures. Conclusions. This study confirmed the risk factors for osteoporotic hip fracture in mexicans, previously shown for other ethnic groups. Further research in different factors, such as rate of bone turnover, anthropometric dimensions, and genetic studies (osteoporosis gene) are needed in order to define the differences among ethnic groups

Factores que influyen en el estadio clínico de la apendicitis / Influential factors in clinical phase of appendicitis

Con el objeto de analizar la relación existente entre el tiempo de evolución preoperatorio y las complicaciones postoperatorias (infección de herida quirúrgica), se estudiaron 268 pacientes con diagnóstico de apendicitis, el cual fue comprobado durante el acto quirúrgico. El estudio se efectuó en los Hospitales General de México y Juárez III de la Secretaría de Salud. El 86 por ciento de los enfermos se situaron entre los 11 y los 40 años de edad. Los pacientes se dividieron en tres grupos. El primero incluyó a los enfermos con apendicitis aguda y estuvo integrado por 99 (37 por ciento) casos. El segundo grupo incluyó 154 (57 por ciento) personas con absceso apendicular. El tercer grupo englobó a 15 (5.6 por ciento) pacientes que presentaron material purulento libre en cavidad abdominal. cuando se analizó el tiempo de evolución preoperatorio, se encontró diferencia con valor estadístico entre los pacientes del grupo 1 y los casos de los otros dos grupos