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Understanding Bone Disease in Southeast Asia; Marking the Second Year of the New JAFES

2012; ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15605/jafes.027.02.01

2308-118X

Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco,

Hip and Femur Fractures

It is ironic that in Southeast Asia, where sunshine is abundant 365 days a year, osteoporosis is increasingly prevalent. Epidemiologic data reveal that in Singapore and Hong Kong, the age-adjusted hip fracture rates are 400 to 500 fractures per 100,000 women, approaching rates in Caucasian populations. 1 In Malaysia and Thailand, hip fracture rates of between 200 to 250 fractures per 100,000 women were reported.