Shorter unipedal standing time and lower bone mineral density in women with distal radius fractures.
Osteoporos Int
; 21(5): 733-9, 2010 May.
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| ID: mdl-19543845
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Unipedal standing time was shorter and bone mineral density was lower in Japanese women aged 50 years and over with low-energy distal radius fractures resulting from falls than those in age-matched community-dwelling Japanese women without distal radius fractures. INTRODUCTION:
The aim of this study was to compare unipedal standing time and bone mineral density (BMD) of women >or=50 years of age with distal radius fractures with those of age-matched women without fractures.METHODS:
Fracture group was 54 Japanese women with low-energy distal radius fractures resulting from fall. Non-fracture group was 52 community-dwelling Japanese women without fractures. Unipedal standing time and BMD were measured.RESULTS:
There were no significant differences in age and body mass index between the two groups. The percentage of women with unipedal standing time <15 s was 44.4% in the fracture group and 13.5% in the non-fracture group, while the respective frequencies for >120 s were 20.4% and 50.0%. The T-score of BMD was significantly lower in the fracture than non-fracture group. Logistic regression analysis identified unipedal standing time <15 s and T-score <70% as significant factors associated with distal radius fractures. Notably, T-score <70% was significant in subjects <65 years, and unipedal standing time <15 s was significant in those >or=65 years.CONCLUSION:
Unipedal standing time was shorter and BMD was lower in women >or=50 years of age with distal radius fractures than those in age-matched women without fractures.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fraturas do Rádio
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Equilíbrio Postural
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Fraturas por Osteoporose
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article