Assessing the prevalence of compromised bone health among overweight and obese African-American breast cancer survivors: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Osteoporosis increases the risk of fracture and is often considered a late effect of breast cancer treatment. We examined the prevalence of compromised bone health in a sample of exclusively African-American (AA) breast cancer survivors since bone mineral density (BMD) varies by race/ethnicity in healthy populations.

Methods

Using a case-control design, AA women in a weight loss intervention previously diagnosed and treated for stages I-IIIa breast cancer were matched 1:1 on age, race, sex, and BMI with non-cancer population controls (n = 101 pairs) from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Questionnaires and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning were completed, and participants were categorized as having normal bone density, low bone

SUBMITTER: Sheean P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4587994 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature