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Humans , Vitamin D/therapeutic use , Vitamins/therapeutic use , Vitamin D Deficiency/drug therapy , Vitamin D Deficiency/diagnosis , Dietary Supplements , Evidence-Based MedicineABSTRACT
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Humans , Vitamin D/metabolism , Sunbathing/trends , Sunlight/adverse effects , Primary Health Care/trends , Vitamin D/therapeutic use , Bone Density Conservation Agents , Middle AgedABSTRACT
In 1994, the World Health Organisation established osteoporosis criteria based on bone mineral density (in terms of T-Score), granting a risk factor the category of disease. Given that it has a low positive predictive value of fractures when applied to low-risk populations, its use as a screening test is controversial because it favours overdiagnosis due to the false labelling of the disease it produces. In the coming years, the indication of densitometry will be made based on the absolute risk of fracture. This is the criterion adopted by the PAPPS (Programa de Actividades Preventivas y de Promoción de la Salud or Programme for Preventive Activities and the Promotion of Health), which proposes as part of its latest recommendations the use of the Z-score instead of the T-Score, as a densitometric evaluation criterion, in a clear effort to fight against overdiagnosis.
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Bone Density , Hip Fractures/etiology , Medical Overuse , Osteoporosis/diagnosis , Spinal Fractures/etiology , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Bone Density Conservation Agents/therapeutic use , Densitometry/standards , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Osteoporosis/complications , Osteoporosis/drug therapy , Predictive Value of Tests , Risk Assessment/methods , Risk Factors , Sensitivity and Specificity , SpainABSTRACT
En 1994, la Organización Mundial de la Salud estableció criterios de osteoporosis en función de la densidad mineral ósea (en términos de T score) otorgando a un factor de riesgo la categoría de enfermedad. Dado que tiene un escaso valor predictivo positivo de fracturas cuando se aplica a poblaciones de bajo riesgo, su uso como prueba de cribado es controvertido al favorecer el sobrediagnóstico por el falso etiquetado de enfermedad que produce. La indicación de densitometría se hará en función del riesgo absoluto de fractura en los próximos años. Este es el criterio adoptado por el Programa de Actividades Preventivas y de Promoción de la Salud que en sus últimas recomendaciones propone la utilización de la Z-score en lugar de T-score, como criterio de valoración densitométrico, en un claro esfuerzo por luchar contra el sobrediagnóstico
In 1994, the World Health Organisation established osteoporosis criteria based on bone mineral density (in terms of T-Score), granting a risk factor the category of disease. Given that it has a low positive predictive value of fractures when applied to low-risk populations, its use as a screening test is controversial because it favours overdiagnosis due to the false labelling of the disease it produces. In the coming years, the indication of densitometry will be made based on the absolute risk of fracture. This is the criterion adopted by the PAPPS (Programa de Actividades Preventivas y de Promoción de la Salud or Programme for Preventive Activities and the Promotion of Health), which proposes as part of its latest recommendations the use of the Z-score instead of the T-Score, as a densitometric evaluation criterion, in a clear effort to fight against overdiagnosis
