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MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
Volume 59, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/medicina59050862
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benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; bone mineral density; 25(OH) vitamin D
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The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis and 25(OH) vitamin D3 deficiency in patients with idiopathic BPPV. The results showed no significant relationships between age, BMI, or vitamin D3 levels and bone densitometry results in patients with idiopathic BPPV.
Background and objectives: Osteoporosis and vitamin D3 deficiency may be risk factors of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis and 25(OH) vitamin D3 deficiency in a group of patients with idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five patients (twenty-eight women and seven men) with posterior semicircular canal BPPV were enrolled in the study. The subjects underwent hearing assessment (tonal audiometry and impedance audiometry) and the Dix-Hallpike maneuver. Serum 25(OH) vitamin D3 levels were determined and lumbar spine bone densitometry was performed. The relationships between sex, age, height, Body Mass Index (BMI), vitamin D3 levels and bone densitometry results were assessed. Results: The diagnosis of osteoporosis was confirmed in 1 patient (3%), 3 subjects were osteopenic (8.6%), and normal bone densitometry was found in 31 (88.6%) patients. Conclusions: We found no statistically significant relationships between age, BMI or vitamin D3 levels and bone densitometry results in patients with idiopathic BPPV.
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