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Bone mineral density of the spine and femur in healthy Chinese men
- Source :
- Asian Journal of Andrology. 8:419-427
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Medknow, 2006.
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Abstract
- Aim: To establish bone mineral density (BMD) reference database in healthy Chinese men of Han ethnicity, and to estimate the prevalence of osteoporosis in the population. Methods: The BMD in the lumbar spine 1-4 (L1-4) and proximal femur was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in a total of 1 385 healthy Chinese men of Han ethnicity aged 20–89 years old in Shanghai. Results: The highly significant negative correlation between age and BMD at any sites of proximal femur was found in the studied population, wheras no correlation between age and BMD at lumbar spine was observed. The peak BMD of the lumbar spine and any sites of hip in Chinese men was defined as the mean BMD for the subjects aged 20–39 years. According to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, the BMD cut-off values for osteoporosis of the L1-4, total hip, femoral neck, trochanter and intertrochanter in Chinese men are 0.719, 0.638, 0.575, 0.437 and 0.725 g/cm 2 , respectively. Using the current Chinese reference data, the prevalence of osteoporosis at the L1-4, total hip, femoral neck, trochanter and intertrochanter is 5.4%, 3.8%, 6.3%, 1.8% and 2.8% in 1 084 men aged 50 years or older, respectively. However, using a database for US non-Hispanic white men (NHANES III), the prevalence of osteoporosis or osteopenia at any sites of the hip was significantly higher than that while using the current Chinese reference data. Conclusion: The BMD reference database was established in healthy Chinese men of Han ethnicity, and will facilitate more accurate diagnosis of osteoporosis in Chinese men. (Asian J Androl 2006 Jul; 8: 419–427)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
musculoskeletal diseases
China
medicine.medical_specialty
Bone density
Urology
Osteoporosis
Population
Absorptiometry, Photon
Bone Density
Reference Values
Internal medicine
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
Femur
education
Aged
Femoral neck
Aged, 80 and over
Bone mineral
education.field_of_study
Trochanter
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
musculoskeletal system
medicine.disease
Spine
Osteopenia
medicine.anatomical_structure
Physical therapy
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17457262 and 1008682X
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian Journal of Andrology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....41a565cbbe7a351af491b5c12677334c