Association between carotid intima-media thickness and bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study in Vietnamese men and women aged 50 years and older.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The association between osteoporosis and atherosclerosis remains controversial. We sought to define the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and bone mineral density (BMD) in individuals of Vietnamese background.

Design and setting

Cross-sectional study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Participants

The study involved 1460 individuals (559 men) aged 50 years and older (average age 59 years) who were randomly recruited from the community.

Outcome measures

BMD at the femoral neck and lumbar spine was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (Hologic, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) was measured using a Philips Ultrasonography (HD7XE). The presence of atherosclerotic plaque was ascertained for each indi

SUBMITTER: Nguyen LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756441 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature