Occurrence of falls and fracturesand their consequences, in a group of ambulatory older women previously rated through risk screening scales.

ASADUROGLU A.; MOOS A;; BERTOLOTTO P.; GONZALEZ A; CARRILLO M;; CANALE M;

Las Palmas de Gran Canarias

Congreso; Congreso. III World Congress of Public Heathy Nutrition. Sociedad Española de Nutrición Comunitaria; 2014

Falls and osteoporotic fractures are a frequent cause of disability, dependency and mortality in elderly women. Aims To assess the risk and occurrence of falls and fractures by age, body mass index, and bone mineral density in a group of older woman from Córdoba city, and to analyze their causes and consequences. Method Correlational descriptive study. Population: 86 older woman ≥60 years old, attending senior centers in Córdoba in 2013, with prior risk assessment. Variables: risk of falling; fracture risk; occurrence of falls; occurrence of fractures; body mass index (BMI); bone mineral density (BMD), age. Instruments: Tinetti scale, FRAX, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, questionnaire. All the older woman gave consent. Results Risk assessment: 93% of the older woman had low risk of falling; moderate and high risk prevailed among the ≥80 years. 39.5% of the older woman presented high fracture risk; with a significant association with age (p=0.0007), low BMD (p