Race and Ethnic Variation in Proximal Femur Structure and BMD Among Older Men

Femoral neck dimensions and vBMD from QCT were compared among 3305 black, Asian, Hispanic, and white men ≥65 yr of age. All had similar stature-adjusted mean femoral neck volume, but black and Asian men had thicker cortices and higher trabecular vBMD, which may increase bone strength. INTRODUCTION:...

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Hauptverfasser: Marshall, Lynn M, Zmuda, Joseph M, Chan, Benjamin KS, Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth, Cauley, Jane A, Ensrud, Kristine E, Lang, Thomas F, Orwoll, Eric S
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Amer Soc Bone & Mineral Res. 2008
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2663587/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17892375
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1359/JBMR.070908
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