SMJ articles in the category "bone mineral density"

Original Article

Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Levels in HIV Treatment-Naïve African American Individuals Randomized to Receive HIV Drug Regimens

Objectives: Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is associated with a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD). Treatment with efavirenz is associated with vitamin D deficiency. We compared the effects of efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (EFV/FTC/TDF) with the effects of raltegravir, darunavir, and…

Posted in: antiretroviral therapy 7 bone mineral density 6 vitamin D 17

Original Article

Significance of High- and Low-Distal Energy Forearm Fractures

Objective: To determine in men and women aged 50 years or older the proportion of distal forearm fractures related to high- or low-energy events and subsequent fracturing. Methods: We reviewed records of patients presenting to emergency departments and urgent care facilities with distal forearm fractures occurring during a 7-year entry…

Posted in: bone mineral density 6 subsequent fractures 2

Original Article

Poor Health, but Not Fracture and Fall Risk, Is Associated with Nonattendance at Bone Mineral Density Screening

Background: Bone mineral density screening identifies women at risk for fracture. Nonattendance at screening is associated with subsequent hip fracture. Determining reasons for nonattendance may help in the designing of methods to improve screening. Methods: We hypothesize that nonattenders may report poorer health and have a higher risk of fracture…

Posted in: bone mineral density 6 health status 4 screening 34

Review

Osteoporosis in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

The medical care of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) originates in primary care physicians’ offices. With the move toward the deinstitutionalization of these individuals in the 1970s and 1980s and the increasing longevity of this population, more adults with disabilities are living in the community. Primary care providers need to…

Posted in: bone mineral density 6 developmental disabilities 2 intellectual disabilities 2 Osteoporosis 29

Original Article

Comparison of the Possible Risk Factors of Bone Mineral Density in Subjects with Ulcerative Colitis and Healthy Subjects

Objective: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a gastrointestinal system disorder with a variety of causes. The prevalence of reduced bone mineral density (BMD) is greater in people with IBD as compared with healthy individuals. In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible risk factors for low BMD in subjects…

Posted in: bone mineral density 6 inflammatory bowel disease 10 ulcerative colitis 6

Expired CME Article

Low Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women

With the proliferation of bone densitometers, an increasing number of premenopausal women are having their bone density tested. Approximately 15% of premenopausal women have bone mineral density that is more than 1 standard deviation less than the young-adult mean, and approximately 0.6% are more than 2.5 standard deviation below young-adult…

Posted in: bone mineral density 6 fracture 7 osteopenia 5 Osteoporosis 29 premenopausal 2
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