Hearing and Balance Exceed Initial Bone Mineral Density in Predicting Incident Fractures: A 25-Year Prospective Observational Study in Menopausal Women With Osteoporosis.

ABSTRACT: Hearing and balance deteriorate, and fracture incidence increases with age, especially in women. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether impaired hearing and body balance are stronger predictors of fractures than bone mass. Between 1995 and 1997, 80 women, aged 50 to 70 years, with primary osteoporosis, taking menopausal hormone therapy, mainly for menopausal symptoms, participated in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of treatment with growth hormone versus placebo. All women received calcium 750 mg and vitamin D 400 U daily. They were then examined yearly until 2007 and followed up by registers until 2020. Hearing was assessed by audiometry. Body balance and fine motor function were tested according to the Bruininks-Oseretsky test. Bone properties were m

SUBMITTER: Dotevall A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8770996 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature