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September 1, 1999American Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Validity of Self-Reports of Fractures in Perimenopausal Women

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KHKaisa HonkanenUniversity of Eastern FinlandRHR. HonkanenNorth Karelia Central HospitalLHLori Burkow HeikkinenAmerican College of Sports Medicine

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Randomized trial evaluates self-report accuracy for fractures in perimenopausal women, suggesting a reliable screening method for major fractures.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess how accurately perimenopausal women report their fracture history through self-reporting in postal inquiries.
  • Evaluated self-reports of fractures from 373 women against patient records.
  • Included 200 randomly selected women without reported fractures for a total sample size of 2,007.
  • Calculated sensitivity and specificity of self-reports for detecting fractures.
  • Self-reports were 84% accurate for true fractures and 95% accurate for wrist fractures.
  • Overall sensitivity for fracture detection was 78%, while wrist fracture sensitivity was 95%.
  • Specificity rates were 96% for all fractures and 99% for wrist fractures.

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Honkanen et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20d91c3b29bd64a5eb0bbehttps://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010040
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