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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 506-511Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2015.02.004
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Height loss; lung volume; osteoporosis; pulmonary function; vertebral fractures
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46258, USA
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The purpose of this analysis was to assess the association of osteoporosis-related vertebral fracture burden and pulmonary function. This study also examined the relationship between vertebral fracture burden and height loss, estimated by arm span - height. This was a single-site and single-visit study. Patients had a history of at least 1 moderate or severe vertebral fracture. Vertebral fracture burden was quantified using the spinal deformity index (SDI). Pulmonary function during inspiration was determined by spirometry. Forty-one women aged 70-91 completed the study. Vertebral fracture burden negatively correlated with forced inspiratory vital capacity and inspiratory time. For each unit increase in SDI, forced inspiratory vital capacity decreased by 1.62%, and inspiratory time decreased by 2.39%. There was no correlation between SDI and measures of inspiratory flow. For each unit increase in SDI, height decreased by about 0.5 cm. Vertebral fractures were associated with decreased lung volume and height loss.
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