Title: Investigation on normal values of lumbar vertebra bone mineral density measured with pDEXA in elderly people of Zhejiang coast area
Abstract:Objective To analyze the normal values of lumbar vertebra bone mineral density(BMD) measured with pDEXA in elderly people of Zhejiang coast area.Methods pDEXA was used to determine the bone mineral de...Objective To analyze the normal values of lumbar vertebra bone mineral density(BMD) measured with pDEXA in elderly people of Zhejiang coast area.Methods pDEXA was used to determine the bone mineral density in middle aged and old people.Through analysis of these documents to find the relation among BMD with age and gender.The general data,height,weight,habit of living and diet,case history,history of menstruation,pregnancy,maternitv and lactation were recorded.Results Among people aged over 50,T and BMD were decreasing while age was increasing.The decreasing rate was significantly higher in women than in men(P 0.05).The morbidity of osteoporosis was significantly higher in women than in men(P 0.01).The correlation analysis showed that there was negative correlation between BMD with T and age(P 0.05),especially in women.Conclusion In middle-aged and old people,age is increasing while BMD is decreasing and the morbidity of osteoporosis is increasing,especially in women.Bone mineral density differences have correlation with regions and life habits.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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