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Comparison of Prevalence of Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis or Osteopenia Versus Without Osteoporosis or Osteopenia

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 97; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.12.033

1879-1913

Jose Ness, Wilbert Aronow,

Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

Atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD) and osteoporosis or osteopenia are common conditions among postmenopausal women and appear to be linked in a manner that is not fully understood. In a retrospective study that was conducted among 1,000 postmenopausal women who were seen in a general medicine clinic, AVD was more commonly seen among women with osteoporosis (92 of 154, 60%) than among those with osteopenia (63 of 179, 35%, p <0.001) or no osteoporosis or osteopenia (148 of 667, 22%, p <0.001). AVD was also more prevalent in women with osteopenia than in those with no osteoporosis or osteopenia (p <0.001). Modifiable risk factors for AVD were present to the same extent in women with osteoporosis, osteopenia, or no osteoporosis or osteopenia.