Term: Osteoporosis Prevalence

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2014-05-21

Definition:

The percent of residents aged 50 and older with osteoporosis in a three-year period.

Please see the Osteoporosis concept for more information on how this is defined, including the ICD codes and medications used to treat osteoporosis.

Related concepts 

• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use
• Osteoporosis - Measuring Prevalence

Related terms 

• Hip Fracture
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoporosis Mortality

Term used in 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)