Osteoporosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women older than 50 years Living in organizations for people with an intellectual disability Women who have a Down syndrome are included at an age of 40 years and older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Therapeutic use of oestrogen en bisfosfonate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Calcium intake from food, supplement and medication was obtained from a food questionnaire. The attendant of the client will fill in this questionnaire. In this questionnaire there will be asked how many cups of food products with calcium the patient eats e.g. milk, cheese and yoghurt. These cups will be converted in grams calcium. The quality of the calcaneus (heel bone) will be measured with a Lunar Achilles Insight, which is a portable device that measures the bone quality of the heel with ultrasonometry. Evidence supports the value of densitometry at the heel as the optimum peripheral site for fracture risk assessment, due to the heel's easy accessibility, metabolically active bone and high trabecular content. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary variability*s are the age, the level of development, the mobility, sort of residence and guidance of the client. The level of development is subdivided in profound mental retardation (IQ below 20), severe mental retardation (IQ is 20 - 34), moderate mental retardation (IQ is 35 - 49) and mild mental retardation (IQ is 50 - 69). The mobility is subdivided in be able to stand or walk and not be able to stand or walk. The sort of residence is subdivided in living in a community, living in a private apartment in a community, in a family replacement residence. The guidance is subdivided in guided but independent living or independent living. With these variability*s we want to answer the question if there is a relation between the calcium intake and the secondary variability*s. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed