Background: To investigate the clinical values and relationships of bone turnover markers (BTMs), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), quantitative computed tomodensitometry (QCT) in screening osteoporosis (OP) elderly Chinese males.

background: aspirin is the most widely used drug in medicine for cardiovascular and as recently for its role in cancer prevention. although the risk of bleeding events increased following regular use of aspirin, little is known about the association of aspirin and hematuria. the present study aimed to evaluate the association of regular aspirin use and microscopic hematuria in elderly. methods:...

The purpose of this study was to identify the gait pattern of the elderly with aging and to analyze the elderly's gait changes by the focal tendon vibratory stimulation. A total of 10 elderly males and 15 young adult males participated in this study. Using 3D motion analysis, we analyzed that difference between the elderly gait and young adults gait and the changes of the elderly gait by applyi...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole body vibration training (wbvt) and creatine (cr) supplementation on lower extremity performance and balance in elderly males. methods & materials: in this semi-experimental study, twenty two eligible males from the members of an elderly daycare center with more than 60 years of age were enrolled and were divided into ...

Investigations regarding the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and thyroid function tests even in the normal range are limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between BMD with thyroid function tests in elderly people. This study is a part of a prospective study about health status of the elderly people in Amirkola city (AHAP) which is on...