Decreased bone mineral density is associated with coronary atherosclerosis in healthy postmenopausal women

Decreased bone mineral density is associated with coronary atherosclerosis in healthy postmenopausal women

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and coronary atherosclerosis in healthy postmenopausal women. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of 252 postmenopausal women who had visited a health promotion center for a routine checkup. BMD of the lumbar spine (L1-L4) and femoral neck was evaluated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and c...

Lower Bone Mineral Density is Associated with Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture

Background: A better understanding of how bone mineral density and vitamin D levels are associated with femoralneck and intertrochanteric hip fractures may help inform healthcare providers. We asked: 1) In patients age ≥ 55 years,is there a difference in quantitative ultrasound of the heel (QUS) t-score between patients with fractures of the femoralneck and those with fractures of the intertroc...

Factors associated with decreased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with schizophrenia

OBJECTIVE This study examined the risk factors for decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women with schizophrenia. METHODS Cluster sampling method was adopted in this large-sample, cross-sectional study. A total of 219 postmenopausal female inpatients with schizophrenia were selected and interviewed in Beijing. The average age of the patients was 60.4±7.0 years. Clinical asse...

total duration of breastfeeding is associated with low bone mineral density in iranian postmenopausal women

Low bone mineral density is related to atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Moroccan women

BACKGROUND Some studies have implicated several possible metabolic linkages between osteoporosis and vascular calcification, including estrogen deficiency, vitamin D excess, vitamin K deficiency and lipid oxidation products. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether osteoporosis and atherosclerosis are related to each other or are independent processes, both related to aging. The aim of this cro...