Open AccessValidity of Self-Reported Diagnosis of Osteoporosis in Japan Nurses’ Health Study
Author(s) -
Takumi Kurabayashi,
Yuki Ideno,
Kazue Nagai,
Naho Maruoka,
Kiyoshi Takamatsu,
Toshiyuki Yasui,
Kyozo Hayashi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s304939
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , cohort , prospective cohort study , cohort study , physical therapy , family medicine , pediatrics , optics , physics
Although the validity of self-reported osteoporosis is often questioned, validation studies are lacking. This study was performed to investigate how well self-reported diagnoses of osteoporosis agreed with validated clinical information in young and middle-aged women in the Japan Nurses' Health Study (JNHS), a nationwide prospective cohort study of nursing professionals.