Open AccessBone Metabolism and Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women with Mild Depression
Author(s) -
Vural Kavuncu,
Murat Kuloğlu,
Arzu Kaya,
Sezai Şahin,
Murad Atmaca,
Burak Firidin
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.1.101
Subject(s) - bone mineral , bone remodeling , medicine , depression (economics) , bone resorption , osteoporosis , endocrinology , physiology , dentistry , economics , macroeconomics
This study was undertaken to investigate the bone metabolism and bone mineral density (BMD) in female patients suffering from depression. Forty-two female patients diagnosed with depression and 42 healthy women, all in the premenopausal age, were enrolled. A clinical evaluation, measurements of the biochemical markers of bone metabolism and BMD measurements were performed. The BMD values were found to be similar in all measured sites. It was concluded that a low BMD was not a prominent feature of premenopausal women with mild depression, even though an increase in bone resorption was found.