Osteoporosis diagnosis and fracture.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to examine correlates for osteoporosis diagnosis and hip fracture among a national sample of women.


METHODS
Data were extracted from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). This large-scale data set was collected by the National Center for Health Statistics.


METHODS
The sample for this study included 2,336 women aged 50 years and older who resided in household interviewed for NHANES III.


METHODS
Predictors for examination included age, race, heredity, body mass index, physical activity, smoking status, alcohol use, and dairy product use. Analyses were conducted using SAS procedures.


RESULTS
Correlates for screening and diagnosis of osteoporosis included age and race. Risk factors predicting hip fracture included age, race, low body mass index, and inactivity.


CONCLUSIONS
Recommendations emphasize screening of high-risk women, achieving and maintaining healthy body weights for underweight women, and obtaining moderate physical activity.
Turner
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LW
Department of Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. lori@comp.uark.ed
Faile
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Tomlinson
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology