Title: The analysis of bone mineral density measured with DXA in health Uygur dwellings in Urumqi
Abstract:Objective To establish the normal reference values of bone mineral density through measuring the bone mineral density of 1485 healthy Uygur dwellings in Urumqi,and to explore the variation rule of BMD...Objective To establish the normal reference values of bone mineral density through measuring the bone mineral density of 1485 healthy Uygur dwellings in Urumqi,and to explore the variation rule of BMD alone with age.Methods The BMD of anteroposterior position of lumbar and left proximal femur was measured with DMS Lexxos dual emengy X-ray absorptiometer(DXA) in health Uygur dwellings over 20 years old in Urumqi.These subjects were divided into different groups according to the gender and age(5 years as one age group).The value of BMD,standard deviation(SD),and the percent of accumulative loss were obtained.Results The BMD peak values of anteroposterior position of lumbar happened in the 35-39 years old group both in males and females.However,the BMD peak value of proximal femur happened in the 20-24 years old groups of both males and females.BMD decreased along with age after the peak value.The accelerating decrease trend in females happened in the 50-74 years old group and no accelerating decrease trend happened in males.Conclusion BMD decreases along with age after the peak value.The bone loss of postmenopausal women significantly accelerates and the bone loss of males comparatively slow.The prevalence of osteoporosis in females is higher than that in males.This indicates that the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis are very important to the elderly-and middle-aged females but should not be ignored in males.Therefore,the establishment of BMD peak value and reference value database has very important meaning for the diagnosis of primary osteoporosis in early stage in the healthy Uighur population in Urumqi.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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