| Objective To study the correlation between osteoporosis and the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. Methods One thousand and seventy-three patients, who were hospitalized in the Department of Geriatrics in Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, from January 2008 to July 2012, with the age over 75 years old, were selected. All the patients were divided into osteoporosis group and normal bone mass group according to their bone mineral density. The combined cardiovascular diseases and the related risk factors were recorded. Results The proportion of patients with coronary heart diseases, hyperlipidemia, diabetic mellitus, and smoking in osteoporosis group was significantly higher than that in normal bone mass group (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that HCY, LDL, and TC were the major risk factors of osteoporosis in the elderly. HDL and body weight were protective factors. Female, hypertension, coronary heart diseases, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus were the main risk factors of complication in the elderly patients with osteoporosis. Conclusion Senile osteoporosis is a systematic disease, which is closely correlated with cardiovascular disease-related risk factors including coronary heart disease and hyperlipidemia, and should be treated and prevented comprehensively. |