Understanding Bone Disease in Southeast Asia; Marking the Second Year of the New JAFES

Authors

  • Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco

Abstract

It is ironic that in Southeast Asia, where sunshine is abundant 365 days a year, osteoporosis is increasingly prevalent. Epidemiologic data reveal that in Singapore and Hong Kong, the age-adjusted hip fracture rates are 400 to 500 fractures per 100,000 women, approaching rates in Caucasian populations.1 In Malaysia and Thailand, hip fracture rates of between 200 to 250 fractures per 100,000 women were reported.

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References

Koh L. Osteoporosis in Asian populations. Menopausal Medicine 2007;15:S10-14.

Lau E, Lee J, Suriwongpaisal P, et al. The incidence of hip fracture in four Asian countries: the Asian Osteoporosis Study (AOS). Osteoporos Int.2001;12:239-243.

Osteoporosis Facts and Figures. Https://www.iofbonehealth.org/facts-and-statistics. Accessed on October 29, 2012.

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Published

2014-05-22

How to Cite

Paz-Pacheco, E. (2014). Understanding Bone Disease in Southeast Asia; Marking the Second Year of the New JAFES. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 27(2), 141. Retrieved from https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/27

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2012): November Issue

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Editorials

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