Age impact on clinical risk factors does not justify the age related change in referral pattern for osteoporosis assessment—Data from the Aalborg University Hospital Record for Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (AURORA). Issue 3 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Andersen, Stig; Laurberg, Peter
• Is Part Of: Maturitas. Volume 80:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 302
• Page End: 307
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Climacteric -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Climacteric -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Middle Aged -- Periodicals; Climatère -- Périodiques; Ménopause -- Périodiques; Climacterium; Climacteric; Menopause; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 612.66
• DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.12.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-5122

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Discrimination causes negative attitudes that influenced clinical care in some domains.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Age discrimination in osteoporosis screening was documented recently.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">We report discrepancy between similar weight of clinical risk factors between age groups and a change in the prevalence of clinical risk factors leading to referral for osteoporosis, that</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Implies influence of age discrimination on clinical care in osteoporosis.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Awareness of discrimination by age in osteoporosis assessment is lacking.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>