Psychological factors may impacton postmenopausal women fracture risk
Anxiety and osteoporosis are common diseases and major public health problems. The association between anxiety levels and bone loss was poorly investigated, thus we aimed to explore whether anxiety severity could be considered as an independent fracture risk. In a setting of postmenopausal women we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche |
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| Online Access: | http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/APMB/article/view/1711 |
| Summary: | Anxiety and osteoporosis are common diseases and major public health problems. The association between anxiety levels and bone loss was poorly investigated, thus we aimed to explore whether anxiety severity could be considered as an independent fracture risk. In a setting of postmenopausal women we measured anxiety levels by Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), depressive symptoms by Beck Depression Inventory and evaluated quality of life by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. Women with higher anxiety levels showed lower BMD at lumbar spine and femoral neck, and exhibited a poorer quality of life after grouping our population in tertiles of HAMA score. Anxiety levels were predictive of reduced BMD after correcting for other known clinical risk of fractures. |
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| ISSN: | 0365-0294 1828-6550 |