Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Association With Bone Health: A Case-Control Study
| Autor: | Sania Shahzad, Simra Shahid, Sidra Memon, Dua Bukhari, Sameet Kumar, Norah H Aung, Besham Kumar, Aakash Chandnani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Bone mineral
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Neurology business.industry Population association General Engineering Case-control study Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Bone health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Treatment plan Internal medicine medicine bone mass density Outpatient clinic alzhemier's disease education business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.13772 |
| Popis: | Introduction Alzheimer’s disease is associated with low bone mineral density. Various studies have linked early-onset Alzheimer's disease with bone health. In this study, we will determine the association between bone health and recently diagnosed Alzheimer's disease in the local population. Methods This case-control study was conducted at the neurology unit from April 2019 to Sept 2019. One hundred and fifty (150) Alzheimer’s patients with recently (within the last six months) confirmed diagnoses, based on clinical symptoms, mental status, and computed tomography (CT) scan, were included from the neurology outpatient department. The gender and age-matched 150 healthy participants were included in the study as the reference group. Various parameters of bone health and mental status were measured. Results Participants with Alzheimer’s had a significantly lower level of serum vitamin D (15.2 ± 4.2 ng/mL vs. 27.5 ± 8.1 ng/mL, p-value: < 0.0001) and lower level of serum osteocalcin (4.3 ± 1.7 ng/L vs. 5.6 ± 2.0 ng/L, p-value: < 0.0001). Participants with Alzheimer’s disease had more people with T-score ≤ -2.5 as compared to the general population (52.0% vs. 16.6%, p-value |
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