Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)

The Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회)
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Relation of Serum Calcium and Body Mass Index with Quantitative Ultrasound Attenuation of Adult Men and Women

성인남녀의 혈청칼슘 및 체질량지수와 골초음파상태와의 관계

  • 김민경 (순천향대학교 지역혁신센타) ;
  • 김희선 (순천향대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2007.08.02
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the relation of serum calcium level, body mass index(BMI) with bone status expressed as broadband ultrasound attenuation(BUA) measured by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and the occurrence of osteopenia among adult men and women. Two hundred eleven(63 male and 148 female) workers who worked in 4 different battery factories were recruited from March 2005 to October 2005. BUA was used as a surrogate of bone mineral density and measured at left calcaneous bone area. The BUA value transformed into T-score by WHO standard conversion criteria to determine osteopenia (-2.5

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