Identification of the risk factors for osteoporosis among postmenopausal women

Demir B., Haberal A., Geyik R., Baskan B., Ozturkoglu E., Karacay O., ...Daha Fazla

MATURITAS, cilt.60, ss.253-256, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.07.011
  • Dergi Adı: MATURITAS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.253-256
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different durations of menopause at the time of bone mineral density (BMD) measurement and of different age at menopause intervals on the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis among untreated postmenopausal women. We also assessed related factors leading to low BMD.