title: [Risk factors for fractures in Parkinson's disease: a questionnaire survey].
abstract: This study investigated the risk factors for fractures in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). A questionnaire specifically designed to examine these risk factors was mailed to 172 PD patients registered in our self-developed PD database. We subsequently received replies from 158 patients, 22(14.8%)of whom had experienced fractures after PD onset. A multiple logistic regression model was used to evaluate the responses, and together with the clinical information stored in our PD database, it was revealed that psychiatric symptoms and falls within 1 year of our investigation were statistically correlated with the occurrence of fractures (adjusted odds ratio: 4.8 and 3.6, respectively). Thus, these results emphasize that psychiatric symptoms are an essential risk factor for fracture in PD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokoe
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hazama
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires