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Background: To test the hypothesis that pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and
osteoporosis are both manifestations of a connective tissue disorder, we
evaluated whether there is an association between presence of POP and bone
imaging biomarkers in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD).
Methods: A blind analytical, observational, and prospective
cross-sectional study recruited 89 postmenopausal women with low BMD. Women were
divided into those with absent/minimal or with moderate-to-severe POP. An X-ray
of the spine was performed followed by a computational image analysis to quantify textural features
on each vertebral body. Statistical analysis with a stepwise binary logistic regression model was used. Results:
After 10 steps, the final model showed significance (p