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Background: Vertebral fracture is considered as a potential complication of osteoporosis. The present study aimed to determine (1): the prevalence of asymptomatic vertebral fracture in Vietnamese adults aged 50 years and older; (2): risk factors of asymptomatic vertebral fracture. Materials and Methods: 280 adults aged 50 years and older volunteered to participate in the study. Descriptive cross-sectional study of the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study (VOS) project . Results and Conclusions : the prevalance of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in adults aged 50 years and older in Vietnam is 14.6%. Advanced age, female and low bone mineral density of femoral neck are associated with asymptomatic vertebral fractures.| Published | 2023-06-10 | |
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| Issue | Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023) | |
| Section | Original Articles | |
| DOI | 10.34071/jmp.2023.3.20 | |
| Keywords | vertebral fracture, osteoporosis, bone mineral density (BMD), risk factors gãy xương đốt sống, loãng xương, mật độ xương, bone mineral density (BMD), các yếu tố nguy cơ |

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trieu, chung o nguoi tren 50 tuoi N. T. H., Thai, T. H. N., Tran, V. A., Nguyen, T. B., Phu, T. N., Ho, P. T. L., & Vo, T. (2023). Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in individuals 50 years or older. Hue Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 13(3), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.34071/jmp.2023.3.20






