Open Access<p>COPD and Osteoporosis: Associated Factors in Patients Treated with Inhaled Corticosteroids</p>
Author(s) -
Şüheda Özçakır,
Deniz Sığırlı,
Ahmet Ursavaş,
Esra Uzaslan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s274728
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , osteoporosis , spirometry , bone mineral , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , body mass index , outpatient clinic , physical therapy , pulmonary function testing , bone density , asthma
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease with a consequent increase in fractures rates. Osteoporosis may be primary which is related with normal aging, or secondary which occurs in the presence of an underlying disease or medication. Osteoporosis is one of the significant comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of osteoporosis and the influencing factors in COPD patients.