A cross-sectional study to evaluate the associations between hypertension and osteoporosis in Chinese postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This relationship between hypertension (HTN) and osteoporosis (OP) is not well documented among the population in China. The study sought to study the relationship between HTN and OP in Chinese postmenopausal women.

Methods

This cross-sectional study involved 1878 Chinese postmenopausal women with an average age of 62.38 years. OP was diagnosed by standardized quantitative ultrasound at the calcaneus and HTN was defined by blood pressure data and/or the use of antihypertensive medication. The relationship for OP and HTN were calculated using univariate and multivariate regression analyses.

Results

The prevalence of OP was 28.17% in the postmenopausal women, and there was a significant difference in the prevalence of OP between the two groups according to HT

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4723899 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature