Osteoporosis - a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: A follow-up study

Author:

Tasic Ivan1,Rasic-Popovic Marina2,Stojanovic Sonja1,Stamenkovic Bojana1,Kostic Svetlana3,Popovic Dejan2,Lazarevic Gordana4,Bogdanovic Dragan5,Stefanovic Vladisav6

Affiliation:

1. Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation „Niška Banja“, Niška Banja + Faculty of Medicine, Niš

2. General Hospital, Vranje

3. Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation „Niška Banja“, Niška Banja

4. Clinical Center of Niš, Clinic of Cardiology, Niš

5. State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar

6. Faculty of Medicine, Niš

Abstract

Introduction. Cardiovascular (CV) diseases and bone fractures due to osteoporosis are the leading causes of death in the elderly. Objective. The aim of this study was to demonstrate a correlation between the overall risk for CV events, and low bone density in postmenopausal women, and its impact on the incidence of serious CV events. Methods. Our prospective study involved 300 postmenopausal women. All the examinees were divided into three groups based on their measured bone density: Group I - 84 examinees with osteoporosis; Group II - 115 examinees with osteopenia; and Group III - 101 examinees with normal bone density. In all examinees the overall ten-year risk for a fatal CV event was calculated using the SCORE system tables. Results. After a 36-month follow-up, CV events occurred in 19 (6.3%) examinees. Significant differences in the incidence of CV events were demonstrated between the patients with osteoporosis, osteopenia, and normal bone density (?2=28.7; p<0.001), as well as between those with a high and low CV risk (?2=22.6; p<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that smoking (OR: 2.23; 95% CI: 1.02 to 6.19; p=0.035), and increase of overall CV score (OR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.17 to 1.58; p<0.001) are associated with increased CV event risk, while the increase of T score value is associated with decreased risk of CV event (OR: 0.42; 95% CI: 0.25 to 0.73; p=0.002). Conclusion. Measurement of bone density with a standard assessment of the total CV risk could be useful for selecting women who need intensive prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

Publisher

National Library of Serbia

Subject

General Medicine

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