What is Osteoporosis？
October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. Osteoporosis (OP) is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by decreased bone mass and bone microarchitecture and prone to fractures. Osteoporosis has now been recognized as a serious social and public health problem.
In 2004, the total number of people with osteopenia and osteoporosis in China reached 154 million, accounting for 11.9% of the total population, of which women accounted for 77.2%. It is estimated that by the middle of this century, Chinese will enter the peak period of advanced age, and the population over 60 years old will account for 27% of the total population, reaching 400 million people.
According to statistics, the incidence of osteoporosis in women aged 60-69 in China is as high as 50%-70%, and that in men is 30%.
Complications after osteoporotic fractures will reduce the quality of life of patients, shorten life expectancy, and increase medical expenses, which not only harm patients in psychology, but also burden on families and society. Therefore, reasonable prevention of osteoporosis should be highly valued, whether in ensuring health of the elderly or reducing burden on families and society.
The role of vitamin D in osteoporosis
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism, and its main role is to maintain the stability of calcium and phosphorus concentrations in body. In particular, vitamin D plays a decisive role in the absorption of calcium. Severe deficiency of vitamin D levels in body can lead to rickets, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis.
A meta-analysis showed that vitamin D deficiency was an independent risk factor for falls in people over 60 years. Falls are one of the main causes of osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of falls by influencing muscle function, and increase incidence of fractures.
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in Chinese population. The elderly are at the highest risk of vitamin D deficiency due to dietary habits, decreases of outdoor activities, gastrointestinal absorption and renal function. Therefore, it is necessary to popularize the detection of vitamin D levels in China, especially for those key groups of vitamin D deficiency.
Solution
Macro & Micro-Test has developed Vitamin D Detection Kit (Colloidal Gold), which is suitable for semi-quantitative detection of vitamin D in human venous blood, serum, plasma or peripheral blood. It can be used to screen patients for vitamin D deficiency. The product has obtained EU CE certification, and with good product performance and high-quality user experience.
Advantages
Semi-quantitative: semi-quantitative detection through different color rendering
Rapid: 10 minutes
Ease to use: Simple operation, no equipment required
Wide range of application: professional testing and self-testing can be achieved
Excellent product performance: 95% accuracy
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Catalogue Number |
Product Name |
Specification |
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HWTS-OT060A/B |
Vitamin D Detection Kit (Colloidal Gold) |
1 test/kit 20 tests/kit |
Post time: Oct-19-2022