The Effect of Osteoporosis Risk Factors on Bone Mineral Density

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate whether osteoporosis (OP) risk factors have any effect on bone mineral density in patients receiving OP treatment. Material and method: The study included 73 postmenopausal women with OP who had been using bisphosphonate treatment for one year, with at l...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ebru Umay, Uğur Tamkan, İbrahim Gündoğdu, Serkan Umay, Aytül Çakcı
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Galenos Publishing House 2011-08-01
Series:	Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi
Subjects:	with at least one of either total lumbar or femoral neck T-score still <-2.5 and whose total lumbar and/or femoral neck T-scores showed no improvement compared to one year earlier. Demographic characteristics and OP risk factors were recorded. Mini-mental test (MMT) Beck Depression and Anxiety Scales were used in the evaluation of the cognitive status of patients. The assessed parameters of patients were compared with the current total lumbar and femoral neck T-scores. Results: Being underweight illiteracy high gravidity inadequate calcium intake and cognitive dysfunction were found to be effective on lumbar and femoral neck T- scores while tea and coffee consumption Postmenopausal osteoporosis risk factors bone mineral density
Online Access:	http://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/article_4271/The-Effect-Of-Osteoporosis-Risk-Factors-On-Bone-Mineral-Density
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!

The Effect of Osteoporosis Risk Factors on Bone Mineral Density

Similar Items