title: Screening for osteoporosis in community-dwelling adults with mental retardation.
abstract: Osteoporosis screening of adults ages 40 to 60 who attended community-based adult training centers was conducted utilizing dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements of the calcaneus. Valid measurements were obtained on 107 individuals, a response rate of 94%. One fifth of the sample (21%) had osteoporosis and 34% had osteopenia. On multiple regression analysis, the most significant predictors of BMD were Down syndrome, mobility status, and race. Future studies involving larger samples of middle-age adults with mental retardation/developmental disabilities will clarify the need and optimum age for osteoporosis screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4950, USA. cvt@po.cwru.edu
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zyzanski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003153:Community Health Services; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015900:Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection / Q000379:methods