Bone health of immigrant Chinese women living in New York City.

Journal article

Osteoporosis is a serious national and global public health problem, but data on bone health are limited for Asian women living in the U.S., the majority of whom are Chinese. For this study, we measured bone mineral density (BMD) by dual energy X-ray densitometry (DXA) at the lumbar spine and hip region in 300 immigrant Chinese women, ages 40-90 y, living in New York City. We also collected demographic and health data, information about knowledge and care for osteoporosis, and anthropometric ...

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Authors: Babbar, R; Handa, AB; Lo, C; Guttmacher, S; Shindledecker, R

• Journal: Journal of community health
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 7-23
• Publication date: 2006-02-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-8186-y
• EISSN: 1573-3610
• ISSN: 0094-5145
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Osteoporosis; China; Middle Aged; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Behavior; Asian Americans; Bone Density; Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Hip; Emigration and Immigration; Women's Health; Hong Kong; Adult; Patient Education as Topic; New York City; Questionnaires; Lumbar Vertebrae