Prevalence and Associated Factors of Lumbar Disc Herniation in Osteoporosis: a Cross-sectional Survey

Background Osteoporosis (OP) and lumbar disc herniation (LDH) are two common orthopedic diseases encountered clinically, which are closely related and often coexisted, causing great suffering to middle-aged and elderly people along with the accelerated process of population aging. Objective To perform a cross-sectional survey on the prevalence and associated factors of LDH in OP in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly people in Beijing, providing a reference for clinical prevention and treatment of this disease. Methods From November 2017 to July 2018, 1 540 residents with complete demographics and bone mass measurement data who lived in 10 communities in Chaoyang District and Fengtai District of Beijing were selected. A survey was conducted with the residents for understanding their data collected on-site, including demographics, fracture history, fall history, history of hereditary disease, bone mineral density, EuroQol Health Utility score, then those with OP were further selected and divided into tw