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Table 3 Osteoporosis diagnosis in ambulatory and hospitalized patients

From: High detection rate of osteoporosis with screening of a general hospitalized population: a 6-year study in 6406 patients in a university hospital setting

  

Ambulatory patients

Hospitalized patients

p-value

N

Number (%)

N

Number (%)

Global osteoporosis

 

4561

 

1845

 

< 0.0001

No

 

3719 (81.5)

 

1258 (68.2)

Yes

 

842 (18.5)

 

587 (31.8)

Lumbar spine osteoporosis

 

4541

 

1836

 

< 0.0001

No

 

4022 (88.6)

 

1479 (80.6)

Yes

 

519 (11.4)

 

357 (19.4)

Femoral neck osteoporosis

 

4472

 

1790

 

< 0.0001

No

 

4005 (89.6)

 

1406 (78.5)

Yes

 

467 (10.4)

 

384 (21.5)

Total hip osteoporosis

 

4484

 

1794

 

< 0.0001

No

 

4205 (93.8)

 

1496 (83.4)

Yes

 

279 (6.2)

 

298 (16.6)

Osteoporosis at the three sites

 

4561

 

1845

 

< 0.0001

No

 

4454 (97.7)

 

1700 (92.1)

Yes

 

107 (2.3)

 

145 (7.9)