Risk factors for osteoporosis and bone status in postmenopausal women with psoriasis treated with UVB therapy.

• The aims of this study were to examine whether postmenopausal women with psoriasis who were exposed to regular ultraviolet light B (UVB) therapy had greater bone mineral density than women of similar age from the same region, and to estimate the influence of risk factors on bone status. A total of 35 randomly selected women, age (mean +/- SD) 69.3 +/- 6.29 years (age range 60-82 years), with active psoriasis, mean onset at 37.0 years (+/- 23.5 SD) were studied. The patients had been previously exposed to broadband or narrowband UVB. Age-matched, women (n = 2448) from Göteborg, examined at the Geriatric out-patient clinic during the years 2001 and 2002, were used as controls. Bone mineral density was examined by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (Hologic Delphi A) at the hip and the lumbar spine. Medical history and lifestyle factors were assessed with a questionnaire. Postmenopausal women with psoriasis were found to have higher bone mineral density than age-matched controls. Higher body weight, physical activity and UVB exposure could explain this finding.

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Absorptiometry

Photon

Aged

Aged

80 and over

Body Weight

Bone Density

Case-Control Studies

Diet

Female

Fractures

Bone

epidemiology

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Humans

Hypothyroidism

epidemiology

therapy

Middle Aged

Motor Activity

Osteoporosis

Postmenopausal

epidemiology

Parity

Postmenopause

Pregnancy

Psoriasis

epidemiology

therapy

Risk Factors

Sunlight

Sweden

epidemiology

Ultraviolet Therapy

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