The Association between Serum Uric Acid and Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults

Objectives. Uric acid has been found to be potentially protective in bone metabolism. We investigated the relationship between serum uric acid (sUA) and lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) among 4156 participants aged 60 years and over from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)...

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Main Authors: Xiaocong Yao, Lin Chen, Huihui Xu, Zhongxin Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3082318