Objective: This study aimed to investigate the clinical association between idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and reduction of bone mineral density (BMD).
Methods: BMD was measured in 78 native Chinese female de novo idiopathic BPPV patients and 126 healthy controls using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. We compared the mean T-scores and abnormal BMD prevalence between the two groups.
Results: The mean T-scores were significantly lower in idiopathic BPPV patients than in healthy controls. The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis were significantly higher in idiopathic BPPV patients than in healthy controls (65.4% vs 48.4%, p=0.013).
Conclusion: BMD reduction may be associated with idiopathic BPPV occurrence.
Keywords: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Bone mineral density; Occurrence; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Otoconia.
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