[Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia among women over fifty years of age, from the city of Durango, Mexico, diagnosed by forearm-DEXA].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of osteopenia and osteporosis using distal forearm dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry among a random sample of women of 50 years or older living in the city of Durango, Mexico.

Material And Methods: 258 women participated in a cross-sectional study fielded at the Osteoporosis Clinic of Durango. Bone mineral density was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.