Title: The effect of body mass index on bone mineral density of different sites in postmenopausal elderly women
Abstract:Objective To analyze bone mineral density(BMD) and T value of the lumbar spine,proximal femur,femoral neck,Ward 's triangle of patients with different body mass index(BMI),and to explore the effect of...Objective To analyze bone mineral density(BMD) and T value of the lumbar spine,proximal femur,femoral neck,Ward 's triangle of patients with different body mass index(BMI),and to explore the effect of different BMI on BMD of different sites in postmenopausal elderly women.Methods The research subjects were 225 over 60-year-old postmenopausal women.The patients were divided into lean group,the normal group,and the obese group according to BMI.BMD of the lumbar spine,proximal femur,femoral neck,and Ward's triangle were measured.The relationship between BMD of different sites and BMI was analyzed.Results BMD of all different sites of patients in lean group were significantly lower than that in the normal and obese group.BMD of the lumbar(L1-L4),femoral neck,proximal femur,and Ward's triangle of patients in lean group was significantly different comparing to those in the normal group and obese group(P 0.01).BMD of L3 and L4 of patients in obese group was significantly different to that in the normal group(P0.05).BMD of other sites of patients in obese group was not significantly different to that in the normal group(P0.05).Conclusion Weight and BMI are important factors for BMD.Weight and BMI are certainly related to the BMD of different sites in postmenopausal elderly women.Bone loss of postmenopausal elderly women with low BMI is obvious to lead to osteoporosis.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot