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SUBMITTER: Sheu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4878409 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20150301 3
Low trabecular (Tb) and cortical (Ct) volumetric BMD (vBMD) are related to increased fracture risk, but little is known about the patterns and correlates of Tb and Ct vBMD loss with aging. We examined the rates of change in total, Tb.vBMD, and Ct.vBMD at the radius and tibia, and identified factors associated with vBMD loss among 1569 men of African descent aged 40 years and older. Quantitative computed tomography was used to measure vBMD 6 years apart. The annualized rate of loss in Tb.vBMD was ...[more]