Computed tomography and a 3-point bending test were performed on the metacarpal bones of adult production pigs to test the hypothesis that bone strength is strongly correlated with areal bone mineral density (BMD) in this population. The aim of the study was to subject material from adult production pigs grouped by BMD to 3-point bending, to test this hypothesis and determine any correlations. ...

AIM To analyze bone metabolism and the risk factors of bone loss in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS The bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and radius was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 52 patients 8 days to 228 months after kidney transplantation. Total and bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP), osteocalcin, procollagen, type I collagen telopeptid...

OBJECTIVES Several studies have revealed increased bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis, but few studies have addressed this issue in hand osteoarthritis (HOA). The aims of this study were to compare BMD levels and frequency of osteoporosis between female patients with HOA, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and controls aged 50-70 years, and to explore possible relatio...

BACKGROUND We examined whether the recent reimbursement reductions on the bone mineral density (BMD) test affected BMD testing in female Medicare beneficiaries with or without supplemental private health insurance. METHODS Retrospectively analyzing hospital administrative and clinical data on female Medicare beneficiaries (n=1320), we reviewed whether participants received BMD testing before ...

BACKGROUND Our purpose was to determine whether type 2 diabetes is associated with altered bone mineral density (BMD) and whether fasting serum insulin levels are correlated with BMD. METHODS In a population-based family study of Mexican-Americans, we obtained measurements of BMD, diabetes status (by 2-h oral glucose tolerance test), obesity, and serum insulin concentrations in 600 subjects f...

Background: Osteoporosis and Obesity are severe public health problems. Body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) are considered strong predictors of osteoporotic fractures. Objectives: The interest of several studies has been focused on women, but there are only few studies worldwide focused on this issue in men. The objective is to focus towards evaluation of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in male po...

BACKGROUNDS & AIMS Recent studies have shown an association between proton-pump inhibitor use (PPI) and hip fracture. The mechanism by which PPI use promotes the development of hip fracture is uncharacterized. Therefore, we sought to determine whether PPI use is associated with osteoporosis or accelerated bone mineral density (BMD) loss. METHODS We used the Manitoba Bone Mineral Density Datab...

OBJECTIVE Treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) includes suppression of TSH with levothyroxine therapy, which may negatively influence bone mineral density (BMD), but the effects are controversial. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between TSH-suppressive therapy and BMD in postmenopausal women with DTC. METHODOLOGY Cross-sectional study that assessed BMD by densitometry and...

Bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported to be both higher and lower in Indigenous women from different populations. Body composition data have been reported for Indigenous Australians, but there are few published BMD data in this population. We assessed BMD in 161 Indigenous Australians, identified as Aboriginal (n=70), Torres Strait Islander (n=68) or both (n=23). BMD measurements were ma...