Maintenance of bone density: outcomes over five years of attendance at an osteoporosis center. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: This is a longitudinal analysis of the data from women who visited the Osteoporosis Prevention Center for at least five years. The study is part of an ongoing evaluation of the results of the Center visits. METHODS: A random sample of 100 women who had attended the clinic for more than five years and were not referred for a definite medical diagnosis was pulled from the records. Descriptive statistics were compiled on this sample. Seventy-five women were postmenopausal and over 49 years of age. This subgroup was studied for change in bone mineral density (BMD) over the five years. RESULTS: The BMD change was 0.03 gm/cm2 in the spine, -0.01 gm/cm2 in the femoral-neck. and -0.008 gm/cm2 at the radius over the five years. CONCLUSION: Attendance at the Osteoporosis Prevention Center was associated with maintenance of bone density in the spine over a five-year period.

publication date

  • March 1, 2000

Research

keywords

  • Bone Density
  • Osteoporosis
  • Patient Participation

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034096373

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1093/gerona/55.3.m141

PubMed ID

  • 10795726

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 55

issue

  • 3