BACKGROUND The main aim of this study was to evaluate the association between education level and osteoporosis (OP) in general Chinese Men. METHODS We conducted a large-scale, community-based, cross-sectional study to investigate the association by using self-report questionnaire to assess education levels. The data of 1092 men were available for analysis in this study. Multiple regression mo...

AIMS To assess the value of videodensitometric quantification of the coronary lumen after angioplasty by comparison to two other techniques of coronary artery lumen quantification. METHODS AND RESULTS Videodensitometric quantitative angiography, edge detection quantitative angiography and 30 MHz intracoronary ultrasound imaging were performed after successful balloon angioplasty in 161 patien...

Objective Bone demineralization is common in HIV-infected subjects. Reliable and low cost methods would be useful in order to identify and monitor bone alterations both in older and younger HIV+ patients. Recent data in normal population suggest that bone mineral quality (BMQ), assessed by a quantitative ultrasound (QUS) technique, could be an early marker of osteopenia/osteoporosis. Therefore,...