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Association between risk perception and real fracture risk in adults
Author(s) -
Clark Patricia,
Tamayo Juan,
Haua Karime,
SuverzaFernández Araceli,
PérezLizaur Ana B
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.946.15
Subject(s) - osteoporosis , medicine , risk factor , risk perception , overweight , physical therapy , population , demography , body mass index , perception , environmental health , psychology , neuroscience , sociology
The aim of the project was to evaluate the correlation between self‐perceived risk for osteoporosis and the actual fracture risk in an adult mexican sample. Prevalence of risk factors for osteoporosis and self‐perception risk were explored. Real osteoporosis risk was assessed with PIXI DXA scan of the heel. 171 people were studied (women:86%, mean age:54). Overweight/obese subjects were 76.7% of total women and 72.7% of men. Only 62% of participants reported they have received information about osteoporosis. Results about risk information showed that individuals do not recognize which conditions increase their risk for osteoporosis. The best recognized risk factors were postmenopause and smoking with a prevalence of 70.3% and 68.3%. There were no associations between risk factor information or self‐perceived risk with bone measures. In this sample, bone health was not associated with osteoporosis risk information or auto‐perceived osteoporosis risk. Results suggest that Mexican population do not have the basic information about osteoporosis prevention and may be falling into risk behavior.