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Women Honored for
Participating in Major
Osteoporosis Study
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undreds of women from the
Portland-Vancouver area -
some as old as 101 - were
honored at a luncheon on April 7,t' at
the Double tree Lloyd Center for
their participation in an important,
long-running study by K aiser
Permanente’s Center for Health Re­
search (CHR). Nearly 900 women
and their guests heard news about the
latest results o f the study o f Os­
teoporotic Fractures (SOF) and were
thanked for their participation over
the past 12 years.
Osteoporosis affects nearly 24
million American women and, until
recently, was usually seen as a white
woman’s disease. In 1987 the CHR
recruited more than 2,400 local
women over the age of 65 to join this
federally study to discover what fac­
tors influence the loss of bone den­
sity and lead to debilitating bone
fractures. In 1996 data collected at
the SOF site in Pittsburgh showed
that African American women over
the age 70 experience a rapid loss of
SOF volunteers and staff take time out form lunch to celebrate. Left to right: Ora Nunley, Ruth Glass, Adam Doherty
bone density, a loss that is twice as
(Research Specialist), Marge Erwin (Study Coordinator), Lauretta Slaughter, Betty Key, and Louise Harris
rapid as in white women of the same
age. To study this issue further, the
University of Minnesota, and Uni­
end December, but analysis of the
ticipants. Their Willingness to come
CHR recruited more than 120 Afri­
versity of Pittsburgh.
data
will
continue
through
2001.
to
clinic
visits,
patiently
answer
all
can American women from the Port­
Kaiser Permanente’s center for
The National Institute of Arthritis
our questions, and go through all the
land area to join the study.
Health Research in the public inter­
and Musculoskeletal and Skin Dis­
tests has been extremely impressive.
“We feel it was very important to
state. Kaiser Permanente Northwest
ease and the National Institute on
They are making it possible to better
honor and thank all the women who
is a prepaid group practice health
Aging fund the study. The Univer­
understand the cause ofosteoporosis
made this study possible," says Emily
maintenance organization that serves
sity ofCalifomia at San Francisco is
and paving the way for discoveries to
Harris, PhD, the principal investiga­
the health care needs of more than
the coordinating center. The four
prevent osteoporosis and os­
tor. "Many of the women have been
435,000 people and the dental needs
clin ical
sites
are
K aiser
teoporotic fractures."
part of the study for as long as 12
of more than 180,000 people in Or­
Permanente’s Center for Health
Clinic visits to collect informa­
years, and all of the women have
egon and Southwest Washington.
Research, University o f Maryland.
tion for the study are scheduled to
been extremely loyal and active par-
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support a program that helps aban­
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