Naslov
Vertebral osteophytosis and vertebral deformities in elderly population of Zagreb

Autori
Cvijetić, Selma ; McCloskey, Eugene ; Dekanić, Darinka ; Bolanča, Slobodanka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Osteoporosis International / Delmas, Pierre ; Gennari, Carlo - London : Delhi : Springer, 1998, 32-32

Skup
European Congress on Osteoporosis

Mjesto i datum
Berlin, Njemačka, 11.09.1998. - 15.09.1998

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
osteophytes; vertebral deformities; epidemiology

Sažetak
The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between osteoarthritis and incidence of vertebral deformities. SUBJECTS: 263 men and 280 women, population sample, Zagreb inhabitants, over the age of 45. The mean age of men was 60.2 +/- 9.3 years and 61.9 +/- 10.4 years for women. METHODS: lateral radiographs of thoracal and lumbar spine were obtained. The degree of osteophyte formation at each vertebra level was scored using a scale of 0 to 4 (0=none;4=bridging osteophyte) and the total score was calculated for the whole spine. Vertebral deformities were detected by comparison of intra- and intervertebral height ratios to sex-matched normal ranges. RESULTS: The prevalence of moderate to severe osteophytosis (total score >10) was 25.5% in men and 30.0% in women. In both sex, the prevalence increased with age, from those less than 55 years old (7.8% men; 34.6% women) to those aged 75 years of more ( 50.0% men; 43.3% women), but the increase was statistically significant only in men(p>0.0001). The prevalence of vertebral deformities was 8.4% in men and 12.5% in women. There was no significant association between vertebral deformities and the presence of osteophytosis (X2=1.44 in men; X2=0.02 in women). Moderate to severe osteophytosis was also not associated with the presence of vertebral deformities (X2=0.04 in men;X2=0.35 women). In younger age groups, the prevalence of vertebral deformities in those with moderate to severe osteophytosis was bigger in women (4.9% women;/ men), while in older age groups (75+ years) the prevalence was higher in men (14.3% men; 6.7% women). CONCLUSION: our data showed that osteophytosis was not associated with an increased prevalence of vertebral deformities. The results suggest the inverse relationship between osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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