Prevalent vertebral deformities predict mortality and hospitalization in older women with low bone mass. Fracture Intervention Trial Research Group.
To determine the relationship between prevalent vertebral deformities and the risk of mortality and hospitalization in older women with low bone mass. A prospective cohort study. Eleven clinical centers in the United States. A total of 6459 community-dwelling women with low bone mass aged 55 to 81 participated in the Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT), a multicenter clinical trial of alendronate that enrolled women into one of two study arms based solely on the presence or absence of existing radiographic vertebral deformities. There were 2027 women with at least one vertebral deformity enrolled in the vertebral fracture arm of FIT and followed prospectively for an average of 2.9 years, whereas 4432the college continues to evolve and grow to meet new demands in Indian Country.

One of NWIC’s focuses in recent years has been on expanding its reach to more tribal communities and on providing students with the option to obtain culturally relevant four-year degrees without leaving those communities.

In February, NWIC’s growth continued when the college was approved to offer its third bachelor’s degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Tribal Governance and Business Management, by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which oversees regional accreditation for 162 institutions.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a nationally recognized day of service where volunteers across the country give back to their communities to commemorate and celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Students at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) served in kind