TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Epidemiology of vertebral fractures in women
JO  - American journal of epidemiology
A1  - Melton, L. J.
A1  - Kan, S. H.
A1  - Frye, M. A.
A1  - Wahner, H. W.
A1  - O'Fallon, W. M.
A1  - Riggs, B. Lawrence
SP  - 1000
EP  - 1011
VL  - 129
IS  - 5
N2  - Vertebral fracture prevalence was assessed in an age-stratified random sample of Rochester, Minnesota women aged 50 years and over. Vertebral fractures, including wedge and concavity as well as compression fractures, were common and increased with age. The estimated incidence of new vertebral fractures also rose with age, reaching 29.6 per 1,000 person-years in women aged greater than or equal to 85 years. The prevalence of one or more vertebral fractures also increased with declining bone mass, reaching 42% in women with spinal bone mineral density less than 0.6 g/cm2 by dual photon absorptiometry. Bone mass and age contributed independently to the risk of vertebral fracture, but "age" may reflect other manifestations of osteoporosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9262
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -