Relationship between self-reported high-heeled shoe use and bone mineral density using quantitative ultrasound at a community health fair

This is the first known study to examine the relationship between high-heel use and bone mineral density (BMD). Because women are disproportionately affected by osteoporosis, it is important to identify possible modifiable behaviors of women that may adversely affect bone health. Many studies have s...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2013, Vol.32 (1), p.37-41
Main Authors: Glassy, Crystal M., Glassy, Matthew S., Guggenheim, Carla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Bone Density - physiology
Calcaneus - diagnostic imaging
Calcaneus - metabolism
Community Health Services
Female
Health Fairs
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Menopause
Original Article
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporosis - etiology
Osteoporosis - metabolism
Rheumatology
Risk Factors
Self Report
Shoes
Somatotypes
Ultrasonography
Walking - physiology
Weight-Bearing - physiology
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Summary:This is the first known study to examine the relationship between high-heel use and bone mineral density (BMD). Because women are disproportionately affected by osteoporosis, it is important to identify possible modifiable behaviors of women that may adversely affect bone health. Many studies have shown changes in body mechanics when wearing high-heeled shoes in comparison to normal gait. Because the composition of bone changes according to mechanical load and muscle activity, this study investigates whether wearing high heels may alter BMD. Two hundred and twenty-one participants at a community health fair in Lansing, Michigan, were surveyed on high-heel use and bone health risk (gender, thin/small frame, fair skin, family history of fracture, smoking history, walking, dairy consumption, and early menopause or oopherectomy at
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-012-2088-z