Influence of body composition on the bone mass of postmenopausal women

AIMS:To investigate the influence of body weight (BW), fat mass (FM) and lean mass (LM) on the bone mineral density (BMD) of several areas of the skeleton. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty one white postmenopausal women (50.1±4.8 years). MEASUREMENTS: Measurement of BMD by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. The r...

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Main Authors: Marília Martins Silveira Marone, Cecília Helena de Azevedo Gouveia, Shlomo Lewin, Salim Wehba, Luiz Fernando Malvestiti, Antonio C. Bianco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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