Mora ZR, Verduzco RJJ, López TJ, Jáuregui UE, Cardona MI

Language: Spanish
References: 25
Page: 186-188
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ABSTRACT

Objective. To perform a comparison between active and sedentary people in relationship to osteoporosis. Material and methods. Two groups of 150 individuals each one (25 men and 125 women) older than 50 years (50 to 89), were compared by an assessment of the Singh index, in plane x-rays taken at a distance of one meter. One group included sedentary people and the other was conformed by people who performed some class of sport activity. Results. The most important correlationship reported here is a figure of 53.3% (80 out of 150 cases) of sedentary people who underwent a fracture (wrist or ankle), while only 23.3% (35 out of 150) sports people underwent a fracture. Conclusion. Sports activity helps to decrease risk of fracture in the elderly.

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