Title: Relationship of years since menopause to bone mineral density of proximal femur in postmenopausal women of Shenyang
Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship of years since menopause to the bone mineral density (BMD) of proximal femur in the postmenopausal women of Shenyang. Methods The age, and years since menopau...Objective To investigate the relationship of years since menopause to the bone mineral density (BMD) of proximal femur in the postmenopausal women of Shenyang. Methods The age, and years since menopause were investigated, the height, weight and bone mineral density in proximal femur were measured in 285 healthy postmenopausal women of Shenyang. And the relationships of them were analyzed. Results BMD in different sites of proximal femur lowered with the years since menopause, at the early time BMD decreased faster, and the BMD in Neck and Ward's triangle decreased faster than the other sites. With age and BMI as covariates, general factoral analysis showed that the BMD in Ward' s triangle had a significant relation with years since menopause. Conclusions At the first four years after menopause, the measurement of BMD of proximal femur is more important for postmenopausal women.Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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