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Abstract Objective To observe the prevalence of osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D in general populations and in patients with primary osteoarthritis (OA). Methods A total of 90 patients with primary knee OA were studied from Tongchuan Mining Central Hospital, while another 108 healthy people were used as controls. Bone mineral density was observed by DXA, and serum vitamin D was detected. The relation between BMD, vitamin D3 and primary OA was observed. Results BMD was significantly correlated with primary OA andthe level of serum vitamin D3 with osteoarthritis(P<0.05). While the age of patients was significantly correlated with both BMD and knee OA, the level o serum vitamin D3 was not related to age(P>0.05), but significantly related to gender and BMD(P<0.01). Conclusion Osteoporosis is prevalent both in general populations and patients with knee osteoarthritis. The morbidity of hypovitaminosis D3 is high in OA patients and is related to BMD.
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Published: 02 November 2016
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2016, Vol. 34 
