Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 1
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- Pages.23-33
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- 2005
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
Predictors of Bone Mineral Density in Mothers and Their Daughters
모녀의 골밀도 예측요인분석
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Kim, Myung Hee
(Department of Nursing, Pusan National University) ;
- Kim, In Ju (Department of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
- Kim, Ju Sung (University of Illinois at Chicago)
- Received : 2004.07.16
- Accepted : 2005.03.05
- Published : 2005.03.30
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate physical characteristics, lifestyle related to bone-health, and bone mineral density (BMD) in mothers and their daughters and to determine the predictors of BMD. Method: BMDs at the forearm, lumbar spine, and femur were measured in 101 healthy, mother-daughter pairs by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Mother-daughter differences between general characteristics, means for BMDs were assessed by