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| Ultrasonometric profiling of incidence and risk of osteoporosis in rural women | | Author(s) | Sarah H Gueldner, Geraldine R Britton, Guruprasad Madhavan |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 20, nos 1/2, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 21-30 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Rural areas ; Osteoporosis ; Musculoskeletal systems ; Screening ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This investigation profiled the incidence and risk of osteoporosis in adult women from a rural setting using ultrasonic bone scanning technology. Between 2001 and 2005, 323 women aged 40-87 years were drawn from an independent, community-dwelling convenience sample. Bone mineral density T-scores were evaluated using heel ultrasonometry. Demographic and risk factor data, Merck Osteoporosis Evaluation SCORE questionnaire data, and the Osteoporosis Risk Assessment questionnaire data were analysed. Results of these scans indicate that 25% of the total population had a T-score less than 1.0, implying a 1.5 to 2.0-fold increase in risk ratio of hip or spinal fracture for each standard deviation decrease. Further results are detailed. The results underscore the importance of early screening in order to develop preventative awareness and provide education on bone health management. Since the sample was rural women who typically have limited access to diagnostic bone density procedures, this finding has particularly important ramifications. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080429202 A |
| Classmark | BD: RL: CLO: BK6: 3V: 7T |
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