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Lifestyle Factors Rather Than Helicobacter pylori Infection or Estradiol Level are Associated With Osteopenia in Japanese Men
- Source :
- American Journal of Men's Health
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2019.
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Abstract
- Although decreased calcium absorption, decreased bone formation, alcohol drinking, and smoking have been considered as causes of osteopenia in men, the cause is unknown in half of the cases. Many reports highlighted the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and osteoporosis, mainly in East Asia and Japan. To identify relevant factors of osteoporosis in men, we examined estrogen and calcium intakes and other lifestyle factors together with gastric mucosal atrophy caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This study is a cross-sectional study design of 268 healthy men who underwent general medical examinations. Multivariate analysis was performed, with age, body mass index, smoking habit, drinking habit, exercise habit, estradiol level, calcium intake, and Helicobacter pylori infection and its associated gastric mucosal atrophy as the independent variables and the presence of osteopenia as the dependent variable. The adjusted odds ratio was 0.74 (95% Confidence Interval [0.29, 1.90], p = .531) and 1.31 (95% Confidence Interval [0.54, 3.21], p = .552), when Helicobacter pylori infection was positive without and with gastric mucosal atrophy, respectively. Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric mucosal atrophy were not significant factors. Low body mass index, smoking habit, and low calcium intake were significantly associated with decreased bone density. In conclusion, Helicobacter pylori infection was not a significant risk, whereas low body mass index, current smoking, and lower calcium intake had a significant influence on the development of osteopenia in men.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Multivariate analysis
medicine.drug_class
Osteoporosis
chemistry.chemical_element
Calcium
Gastroenterology
Helicobacter pylori infection
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
estradiol level
Internal medicine
medicine
calcium intake
030212 general & internal medicine
030505 public health
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lifestyle factors
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
Osteopenia
osteopenia
chemistry
Estrogen
Original Article
0305 other medical science
business
Body mass index
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15579891 and 15579883
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Men's Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1f2e6ae8320129026267ce219f0de48d