ISSN:
1432-0827
Keywords:
Key words: Bone mineral density — Menopause — Body weight — Weight change.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract. We studied the relationships between weight variables and spine bone mineral density (BMD) in 183 postmenopausal women aged 34–76 years. There was a significant positive correlation of current body mass index (cBMI) and % of ideal body weight (IBW) with BMD. Moreover, the increase in BMI and % IBW was also positively and significantly associated with a higher age-adjusted lumbar BMD. Weight gain, estimated as the difference between current body weight and past ``ideal'' body weight, was associated with significant age-adjusted BMD with a threshold of 17%, and postmenopausal women with a gain of over 17% had significantly higher spine BMD.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00005818
