A pilot investigation of load-carrying on the head and bone mineral density in premenopausal, black African women [PDF]
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
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Vitamin D Status and Bone Mineral Density in Female Collegiate Dancers and Cheerleaders [PDF]
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]
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
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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
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Can we improve the prediction of hip fracture by assessing bone structure using shape and appearance modelling? [PDF]
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Alesci, S.+6 more
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Effects of water-based exercise on bone health of middle-aged and older adults:A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
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
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Evaluating the Performance of the WHO International Reference Standard for Osteoporosis Diagnosis in Postmenopausal Women of Varied Polygenic Score and Race [PDF]
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
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The boolean map distance: theory and efficient computation [PDF]
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
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Osteoporosis and sarcopenia in women with rheumatoid arthritis
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
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Is there a role for vitamin C in preventing osteoporosis and fractures?:A review of the potential underlying mechanisms and current epidemiological evidence [PDF]
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
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