Introduction: The aim of the study was an assessment of longitudinal changes in fracture probability in postmenopausal women.
Material And Methods: A group of 226 postmenopausal women at baseline mean age 66.46 ± 7.
Purpose: The aim of the study was the presentation of osteoporotic fracture prediction in men.
Methods: Eight-hundred and one men at the mean age of 70.8 ± 9.
The goal of the study was to investigate the possibility of an association between polymorphisms and single alleles of BsmI, ApaI, TaqI of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene with bone mineral density (BMD) and prevalence of vertebral/non-vertebral fractures in a group of postmenopausal Polish women with osteoporosis. The study group comprised of 501 postmenopausal females with osteoporosis (mean age 66.4 ± 8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: So far only scarce data have been published regarding serum vitamin D concentrations in elderly women in Poland.
Objectives: We aimed to assess prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a population of women aged 60 to 90 years and living in Warsaw.
Patients And Methods: The study comprised 274 women from the general population (mean age 69.
The presented paper aims to summarize knowledge regarding senile osteoporosis. The article highlights high prevalence of the disease and the burden caused by osteoporotic fractures on the healthcare system. It describes shortly a complex ethiopathogenesis, in which vitamin D deficiency, other hormonal disturbances, protein-energy malnutrition, dysfunction of neuromuscular system and other factors may play a role.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: In order to be effective, treatment for osteoporosis must be long-term. Unfortunately, according to clinical trials and clinical practice the most frequent cause of patient resignation from the treatment is adverse reactions to the medications. In the case of bisphosphonates they are most frequently connected with irritant impact of the drug on gastrointestinal mucosa.
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