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KMID : 0869120110130020134
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기초간호자연과학회지
2011 Volume.13 No. 2 p.134 ~ p.141
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Metabolic Syndrome and Bone Mineral Density among Elderly Korean Women
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Lee Hae-Young
Choi-Kwon Smi
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Abstract
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Purpose: Although the risk factors of metabolic syndrome have been extensively studied, the association between osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome has remained unclear in Korean elderly women. Yet to be determined are the effect of risk factors of metabolic syndrome on osteoporosis in these subjects. The purpose of this study was to investigate how the risk factors of metabolic syndrome affect the bone mineral density in Korean elderly women.
Methods: One hundred twenty one elderly women from a community center in Seoul elderly welfare center participated in this study. A structured questionnare was used to assess their demographics and lifestyles. Participants’ anthropometric information was also obtained by measuring heights, weights, and waist circumferences. The blood samples were also obtained to measure blood glucoses and blood lipids. Bone mineral density was measured with the use of ultra sono.
Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in our subjects was 58%. In multivariate regression analysis, fasting plasma glucose level (p=.036) and triglycerides (p=.006) were significant factors predicting bone mineral density after adjusting age and other factors of metabolic syndrome. In age-adjusted analysis, women with metabolic syndrome had significantly higher bone mineral density as compared to those without metabolic syndrome (p=.026).
Conclusion: Bone mineral density among elderly Korean women is associated with the level of blood glucose and triglycerides.
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KEYWORD
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Metabolic Syndrome, Bone Mineral Density, Elderly Women
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