Quality of Life and Osteoporotic Alterations in Patients with and without Low Bone Mineral Density:A Retrospective Study

摘要

Purpose:The objectives of this investigation were to compare the World Health Organization abbreviated instrument for quality of life assessment(WHOQOL-bref)scores of osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic Brazilian patients and to evaluate the correlation between mandibular cortical index(MCI)and bone densitometry(DXA)results in both groups.Methods:This research was conducted with an initial sample of 74 female participants who underwent panoramic radiography and forearm densitometry.Participants were divided into two groups:osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic patients.A quality of life assessment questionnaire was administered.The scores from the questionnaire were compared between the two groups and the correlation between DXA and MCI was analyzed.Results:Psychological and social domains in osteoporotic patients presented lower scores(12.65 and 6.00 respectively)when compared to non-osteoporotic patients(14.70 and 13.97 respectively).MCI was inversely correlated with DXA.Conclusions:According to WHOQOL-bref,osteoporotic patients may have lower quality of life scores when considering psychological and social relationships.MCI is inversely correlated with T-scores but demonstrates greater correlation when considering non-osteoporotic patients with higher T-score values.