Determinants of bone loss in elderly men and women: a prospective population-based study.

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While several studies have described the rate and pattern of involutional bone loss in women, far less information is available for men. Furthermore, the roles of lifestyle and body build in determining bone loss rate in both sexes have been largely extrapolated from cross-sectional studies. We addressed this issue in a population-based longitudinal study which sought to ascertain rates of bone loss at the femoral neck and lumbar spine in a cohort of men and women aged 60-75 years at baseline...

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Authors: Dennison, E; Eastell, R; Fall, C; Kellingray, S; Wood, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 384-391
• Publication date: 1999-01-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s001980050244
• EISSN: 1433-2965
• ISSN: 0937-941X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Linear Models; Exercise; Biological Markers; Male; Femur Neck; Aged; Peptides; Calcifediol; Female; Collagen Type I; Life Style; Bone Density; Longitudinal Studies; Parathyroid Hormone; Collagen; Alcohol Drinking; Osteoporosis; Lumbar Vertebrae; Prospective Studies; Body Mass Index; Humans; Middle Aged