Low vitamin D levels have been identified as one of the factors associated with osteoporosis. The mean vitamin D level was 22 ng/ml ( p = 0.00), with bone densitometry reports that showed a mean T score of −2.1 in the spine ( p = 0.55), and −1.7 at the femoral neck ( p = 0.00). The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 55.3%. ResultsĪ total of 206 patients with osteoporosis were included, of which 114 had a low 25 hydroxycholecalciferol level. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with osteoporosis was determined. Sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, vitamin D with parathormone levels, and bone densitometry results were collected.
Retrospective descriptive study of the diagnosis of osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency in an outpatient clinic of different Internal Medicine specialities in a high complexity hospital in Cali, Colombia in the year 2013–2014. To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a population of patients with osteoporosis treated in a high complexity clinic in Colombia. In Colombia, there are few studies that have estimated the prevalence in people with osteoporosis. According to different studies, 100% of adult population of the United States and Europe have this condition, and has been considered as a causal factor in many diseases, such as osteoporosis. Vitamin D deficiency is considered a worldwide epidemic, with an estimated one billion people suffering from this condition. It has become an important space in the work of all rheumatologists from Central and South America. It is intended for rheumatologists, general internists, specialists in related areas, and general practitioners in the country and abroad.
It is an academic tool for the different members of the academic and scientific community at their different levels of training, from undergraduate to post-doctoral degrees, managing to integrate all actors inter-and transdisciplinarily. It covers an extensive area of topics ranging from the broad spectrum of the clinical aspects of rheumatology and related areas in autoimmunity (both in pediatric and adult pathologies), to aspects of basic sciences. Since its foundation, the Journal has been characterized by its plurality with subjects of all rheumatic and osteomuscular pathologies, in the form of original articles, historical articles, economic evaluations, and articles of reflection and education in Medicine. It was created in December 1993 with the purpose of disseminating scientific information derived from primary and secondary research and presenting cases coming from the practice of Rheumatology in Latin America. The Colombian Journal of Rheumatology (Revista Colombiana de Reumatología) is the official organ of the Colombian Association of Rheumatology (Asociación Colombiana de Reumatología) and the Central American, Caribbean and Andean Association of Rheumatology (Asociación Centroamericana Caribe Andina de Reumatología) - ACCAR.
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