作者
Iacopo Chiodini, Maria Lucia Mascia, Silvana Muscarella, Claudia Battista, Salvatore Minisola, Maura Arosio, Stefano Angelo Santini, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Vincenzo Carnevale, Alfredo Scillitani
发表日期
2007/10/16
期刊
Annals of internal medicine
卷号
147
期号
8
页码范围
541-548
出版商
American College of Physicians
简介
Background
Hypercortisolism is known to cause osteoporosis.
Objective
To evaluate the prevalence of subclinical hypercortisolism in participants referred for evaluation of osteoporosis.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
Two community hospitals and research institutes in Italy.
Patients
219 patients without clinically overt hypercortisolism or other secondary causes of osteoporosis who were referred for evaluation of osteoporosis between January 2005 and December 2005.
Measurements
Bone mineral density was measured by using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and hypercortisolism was assessed with serum cortisol levels after a dexamethasone suppression test. Also measured were 24-hour urinary free cortisol levels and midnight …
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