October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. The reporter learned from the 2021 Double Ninth Festival Osteopathy Free Clinic sponsored by China Elderly Health Care Association and other units that at present, people over 50 years old in my country suffer from osteoporosis The rate was 19.2%, that is to say, there is an average of 1 in every 5 people with osteoporosis.
The 2021 Double Ninth Festival Bone Disease Free Clinic Week is currently being carried out in more than 300 hospitals across the country, including Beijing Jishuitan Hospital and Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The activities cover more than 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and will benefit tens of thousands of middle-aged and elderly people. The free clinic week will last for 10 days from October 11th to October 20th. Detailed information on free clinics can be found in the information released by the clinics.
The reporter learned from the launching ceremony that the prevalence rate of osteoporosis among people over 50 years old in my country is 19.2%, which means that there is 1 case of osteoporosis in every 5 people on average. The survey shows that the prevalence awareness rate of osteoporosis patients aged 40 to 49 is only 0.9%, the prevalence awareness rate of patients over 50 years old is only 7.0%, and the proportion of people over 50 years old who have received bone density testing is 3.7%. . Jiang Xieyuan, president of Jishuitan Hospital, said that prevention of orthopedic diseases in the elderly is more important than treatment, and early diagnosis, early control and early treatment can minimize the harm.
Source: News from this newspaper (reporter Sun Leqi, correspondent Jin Xiaofang)