A multicenter, case control study of risk factors for low tibial speed of sound among residents of urban areas in Turkey

Risk factors which have been associated with low bone mass are multifactorial and represent regional differences between and within countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible risk factors of low tibial speed of sound (tSOS), which determines cortical bone status among resident...

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Published in:Rheumatology international 2002-05, Vol.22 (1), p.20-26
Main Authors: INANIC-ERSÖZ, Fatma, GÖKCE-KUTSAL, Yesim, ÖNCEL, Sema, ERYAVUZ, Merih, PEKER, Özlen, ÖK, Seniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Density - physiology
Case-Control Studies
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Educational Status
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - economics
Osteoporosis - etiology
Osteoporosis - physiopathology
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Sound
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tibia - physiopathology
Turkey
Urban areas
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Summary:Risk factors which have been associated with low bone mass are multifactorial and represent regional differences between and within countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible risk factors of low tibial speed of sound (tSOS), which determines cortical bone status among residents of urban regions in Ankara, Izmir, and Istanbul, in Turkey, and also to compare groups of different socioeconomic status (SES). A total of 1,026 subjects (63% women and 53% of low socioeconomic status) 40-70 years old were included in the study. Risk factors of osteoporosis were determined using the European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study (EVOS) questionnaire, and the bone status was screened by tSOS. Socioeconomic status was found to be among the major risk factors of low tSOS in our population (odds ratio 0.39, 95% confidence interval 0.26-0.58), besides the well-known risk factors such as age and gender. Therefore, we suggest that SES is an important determinant of cortical bone status. Additionally, our results confirmed the correlation between tSOS and the clinical determinants of bone mass.
ISSN:0172-8172
1437-160X
DOI:10.1007/s00296-002-0181-3