Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report
Background: Low bone mass is a serious health problem mostly seen in postmeno-pausal women with rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and some related risk factors in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.Methods: The data for this d...
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doaj-861546f392484a49992f0a03ccc1e9af2020-11-24T21:04:04ZfasTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University Medical Journal1683-17641735-73222012-10-01707447451Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief reportAghaei M0Sedighi S1Behnam Pour N2Hezar Khani Sh3Jamshir M4Agh A5Shojaa M6 Background: Low bone mass is a serious health problem mostly seen in postmeno-pausal women with rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and some related risk factors in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.Methods: The data for this descriptive analytical study was extracted from the medical records of 98 postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis who had attended the 5th of Azar Teaching Hospital affiliated to Gorgan University of Medical Sciences, in Iran, in 2009.Results: The mean durations of menopause and rheumatoid arthritis were 9.39 and 5.13 years, respectively. The overall prevalence of osteoporosis was 13.3%. We found a significant correlation between age, disease duration, and duration of menopause with bone mineral density (P<0.05).Conclusion: Our results indicate a high prevalence of osteoporosis at the lumbar spine of postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-98&slc_lang=en&sid=1bone mineral densityosteoporosispostmenopausalrheumatoid arthritis |
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Aghaei M Sedighi S Behnam Pour N Hezar Khani Sh Jamshir M Agh A Shojaa M |
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Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report |
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Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report |
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Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report |
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Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report |
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Prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report |
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prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: a brief report |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Tehran University Medical Journal |
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1683-1764 1735-7322 |
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2012-10-01 |
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Background: Low bone mass is a serious health problem mostly seen in postmeno-pausal women with rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and some related risk factors in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.Methods: The data for this descriptive analytical study was extracted from the medical records of 98 postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis who had attended the 5th of Azar Teaching Hospital affiliated to Gorgan University of Medical Sciences, in Iran, in 2009.Results: The mean durations of menopause and rheumatoid arthritis were 9.39 and 5.13 years, respectively. The overall prevalence of osteoporosis was 13.3%. We found a significant correlation between age, disease duration, and duration of menopause with bone mineral density (P<0.05).Conclusion: Our results indicate a high prevalence of osteoporosis at the lumbar spine of postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis. |
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bone mineral density osteoporosis postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis |
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