Bone mineral density of lumbar spine and proximal femur in healthy males

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2004-01-01

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Akın, Serhat
Isikli, S
Korkusuz, F
Ungan, M
Senkoylu, A

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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between BMD and age at lumbar spine and proximal femur in Turkish males. Two hundred ninety healthy males (aged 20-59 years) were investigated. BMD of the lumbar spine had its peak at ages 30-39, however, the peak for the proximal femur was between the ages of 20 and 29. There was a significant decrease in BMD at proximal femur after these peak values with increasing age. In conclusion, there was a significant correlation between age and the proximal femoral BMD in males and age has a strong predictive power on proximal femur BMD score.

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Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/40341

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