Indicator detail (AIHW)

Indicator Id:	298
Description:	Prevalence of osteoporosis among persons aged 40 years or over
Indicator Source:	Data Working Group of theNational Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Conditions Advisory Group
Data Available:	Yes
Data Source(s):	National Health Survey (NHS)
Where Reported:	AIHW: Australia's Health, ABS: 2004-05 NHS Summary of Results:
Data Issues:	No data
Numerator:	Number of persons aged 40 years or over reporting that they had been told by a doctor or nurse that they had osteoporosis
Denominator:	Total population aged 40 years or over
Suggested Reporting Categories:	Percentage (of population aged 40 years or over).
AIHW Comments:	The prevalence of undiagnosed osteoporosis is unknown but believed to be relatively high. Increases in osteoporosis prevalence may indicate greater awareness and diagnosis of the condition not actual cases. Therefore trend data will need to be interpreted with caution.
Link to NHA indicator specifications:
Link(s):	AIHW: Australia's Health 2010 A snapshot of osteoporosis in Australia 2011 AIHW: Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions in Australia 2005 (publication) AIHW: National indicators for monitoring osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis (publication) AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008

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