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Bone mass density in post-menopausal women
Objectives:
To evaluate the effect of age, years since menopause and body weight on bone mass density (BMD) in 283 patients.
Methods:
Bone mass density was assessed by bone computerized mineralometry at two sites of the forearm.
Results:
The mean distal BMD and ultra BMD in the postmenopausal group were negatively correlated with age (P < 0.001, r = -0.48 and P < 0.001, r = -0.50, respectively) and years since menopause (P < 0.001, r = -0.32 and P < 0.001, r = -0.33, respectively). When body-mass index was regressed against distal and ultra distal BMD, positive correlations were found (P = 0.008 and P = 0.007).
Conclusions:
From our data, forearm computerized mineralometry seems to be a reliable method for the evaluation of the effects of age and body-mass index on bone mass.