Age-related vessel calcification at distal extremities is a risk factor of osteoporosis

Age-related vessel calcification at distal extremities is a risk factor of osteoporosis

We conducted a cohort study to investigate if the vessel calcifications (VCs) found in the distal extremities are an index of low bone mass at multiskeletal sites. A total of 332 healthy women aged 41–80 years were recruited for bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density measurement using p...

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Main Authors: Ling Qin, Wing-Yee Choy, Vivian W.Y. Hung, Sze-Ki Au, Kai-Ming Chan, Kwok-Sui Leung, Wing-Hoi Cheung, Tsz-Ping Lam, Jack C.Y. Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Subjects:
Bone mass
Body mass index
DXA
pQCT
Vessel calcification
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X13000521

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