Retrospective study of the relationship of height difference and bone density of postmenopausal women
- Author:
Yanhao XIONG
;
Ning DU
;
Weizhen CHEN
;
Tao LIU
;
Xusheng TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2003;1(4):265-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship of the height difference and bone density (BD) of premenopausal and postmenopausal women. METHODS: The height values of 191 premenopausal and postmenopausal women were recorded, and the BD values of lumbar vertebrae and hip were detected by double energy X-ray BD detector. RESULTS: The lower the height of the postmenopausal women, the less the BD value. The BD of lumbar vertebrae dropped 0.025 5 g/cm(2) with each 2 cm of the shortened height, and the BD of hip joint dropped 0.029 2 g/cm(2). The shortened value in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis was statistically greater than that in postmenopausal women without osteoporosis. CONCLUSION: The BD of the postmenopausal women can be estimated by the calculation of their shortened height value.
