Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Quality of life in post-menopausal osteoporosis | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Quality of life in post-menopausal osteoporosis Maria Luisa Bianchi 1 Maria Rosa Orsini2 Silvia Saraifoger1 Sergio Ortolani1 Giovanni Radaelli3 and Simonetta Betti2 Open Access Address 1Bone Metabolic Unit Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCSS Milan Italy institute of Psychology Medical Faculty University of Milano Milan Italy and 3Unit of Medical Statistics San Paolo Hospital University of Milan Italy Email Maria Luisa Bianchi - Maria Rosa Orsini - Silvia Saraifoger - ssaraifoger@ Sergio Ortolani - ortolani@ Giovanni Radaelli - Simonetta Betti - Corresponding author Published 01 December 2005 Received 06 August 2005 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005 3 78 doi 1477-7525-3-78 Accepted 01 December 2005 This article is available from http content 3 1 78 2005 Bianchi et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background To evaluate the impact of osteoporosis on the patients quality of life particularly in the absence of fractures. Methods 100 post-menopausal women age 50-85 - 62 with uncomplicated primary osteoporosis and 38 with primary osteoporosis complicated by vertebral fractures all already treated - were studied using two validated questionnaires Qualeffo-41 for quality of life in osteoporosis and Zung for depression. Data were compared to those of 35 controls of comparable age affected by a different chronic disease hypothyroidism . Results Family history of osteoporosis and T-score of spine were similar in the two subgroups of osteoporotic women. Body mass index age at menopause and .
