The relationships between blood pressure, blood glucose, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women

Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and osteoporosis are important comorbidities commonly seen in postmenopausal women. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between blood pressure, blood glucose, and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal Turkish women. In this cross-...

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Published in:Therapeutics and clinical risk management 2015-01, Vol.11 (default), p.1641-1648
Main Authors: Cakmak, Huseyin Altug, Cakmak, Burcu Dincgez, Yumru, Ayse Ender, Aslan, Serkan, Enhos, Asim, Kalkan, Ali Kemal, Coskun, Ebru Inci, Acikgoz, Abdullah Serdar, Karatas, Suat
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Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory care facilities
Analysis
Blood glucose
Blood pressure
Bone density
Cardiology
Chronic illnesses
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetics
Exercise
Family medical history
Fractures
Gynecology
Homeostasis
Hormone replacement therapy
Hospitals
Hypertension
Metabolism
Obstetrics
Original Research
Osteoporosis
Patients
Physical fitness
Postmenopausal women
Vitamin deficiency
Womens health
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Summary:Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and osteoporosis are important comorbidities commonly seen in postmenopausal women. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between blood pressure, blood glucose, and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal Turkish women. In this cross-sectional study, 270 consecutive patients who were admitted to an outpatient clinic with vasomotor symptoms and/or at least 1 year of amenorrhea were included. The patients were categorized into three groups according to their blood pressure and metabolic status as follows: normotensive, hypertensive nondiabetics, and hypertensive diabetics. The T- and z-scores of the proximal femur and lumbar vertebrae were measured with the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry method to assess the BMD of the study groups. Lumbar vertebral T-scores (P
ISSN:1176-6336
1178-203X
1178-203X
DOI:10.2147/TCRM.S95017