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A pilot investigation of load-carrying on the head and bone mineral density in premenopausal, black African women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Although the influence of weight bearing activity on bone mass has been widely investigated in white women, few studies have been conducted in black, African populations.
Carroll, Sean   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Vitamin D Status and Bone Mineral Density in Female Collegiate Dancers and Cheerleaders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Bone mineral density reflects an athlete’s cumulative history of energy availability, physical activity, and menstrual status, as well as nutritional and environmental factors.
Kenny, Tara Sue   +4 more
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Bone mineral density in Iranian patients: Effects of age, sex, and body mass index [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a multifactorial skeletal disease that is characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD). BMD values de-pend on several factors such as age, sex and age at menopause.
Aghaei, M.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Anthropometric Markers, Visceral Adipocyte Index, Inflammation Markers and Bone Density in Reproductive Obese Women

open access: yesJurnal Gizi Indonesia: The Indonesian Journal of Nutrition, 2022
Background: Obesity has been associated with the risk of various diseases. The correlation between anthropometry and bone health is complex. Visceral adipocyte index (VAI) is one of the compositions of body fat compositions that mostly associated with ...
Meita Hendrianingtyas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can we improve the prediction of hip fracture by assessing bone structure using shape and appearance modelling? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Peer ...
Alesci, S.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of water-based exercise on bone health of middle-aged and older adults:A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Age-related bone loss is a major health concern. Only exercises associated with high-impact and mechanical loading have been linked to a positive effect on bone turnover; however, these types of exercises may not always be appropriate for ...
Climstein, Mike   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the Performance of the WHO International Reference Standard for Osteoporosis Diagnosis in Postmenopausal Women of Varied Polygenic Score and Race [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Whether the bone mineral density (BMD) T-score performs differently in osteoporosis classification in women of different genetic profiling and race background remains unclear.
Wu, Qing, Xiao, Xiangxue, Xu, Yingke
core   +2 more sources

The boolean map distance: theory and efficient computation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We propose a novel distance function, the boolean map distance (BMD), that defines the distance between two elements in an image based on the probability that they belong to different components after thresholding the image by a randomly selected ...
Malmberg, Filip   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Osteoporosis and sarcopenia in women with rheumatoid arthritis

open access: yesСовременная ревматология, 2020
Objective: to assess bone mineral density (BMD) and the incidence of osteoporosis (OP) and sarcopenia (SP) in women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Patients and methods. Eighty-one women (mean age, 59.0±8.1 years) with a reliable diagnosis of RA
O. V. Dobrovolskaya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is there a role for vitamin C in preventing osteoporosis and fractures?:A review of the potential underlying mechanisms and current epidemiological evidence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Osteoporosis and related fractures are a major global health issue, but there are few preventative strategies. Previously reported associations between higher intakes of fruits and vegetables and skeletal health have been suggested to be partly ...
Ailsa A. Welch   +23 more
core   +1 more source

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