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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of osteoporosis and risk factors were evaluated in the random sample of Szczecin population aged over 50 years. Five hundred five individuals (273 women and 232 men) were examined. Risk factors for osteoporosis were evaluated with the aid of an questionnaire. Two X-ray pictures of both thoracic and lumbar spine were taken in the lateral position in all examined subjects and evaluated for osteoporosis. The most frequently encountered risk factors included: low physical activity (60% of women and 50% of men), tobacco smoking (43% of women and 79% of men), low consumption of the diary products in adolescence (53% of women and 49% of men), history of bone fractures, early menopause, and diabetes mellitus. The interpretation of X-ray findings showed that the incidence of osteoporosis was increasing with the age in both sexes, and was considerably higher in women. An analysis of the relationship between risk factors and radiological diagnosis of osteoporosis with chi 2 test showed that significantly higher incidence of the disease in women was associated with long-term immobilization, low milk consumption, tobacco smoking, and early menopause. Osteoporosis in men correlated with only tobacco smoking.
pubmed:language
pol
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0032-3756
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-6-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in a population sample of Szczecin residents over 50 years of age].
pubmed:affiliation
Kliniki Endokrynologii i Chorób Przemiany Materiii PAM, Szczecinie.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract