The assessment of bone mineral content and density of the lumbar spine and proximal femur in US submariners
| Autor: | H G, Gasier, L M, Hughes, C R, Young, A M, Richardson, A R, Richardson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty FRAX Submarine Medicine Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Osteoporosis Population Dentistry Young Adult Absorptiometry Photon Age Distribution Bone Density Risk Factors Medicine Humans Femur education Femoral neck Aged Bone mineral Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Lumbar Vertebrae business.industry Femur Neck Middle Aged musculoskeletal system medicine.disease United States Surgery Osteopenia Bone Diseases Metabolic medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies Military Personnel Orthopedic surgery Hip Joint business |
| Zdroj: | Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 25(9) |
| ISSN: | 1433-2965 |
| Popis: | The submarine environment is unique in that there is limited space and no sunlight, which may negatively affect skeletal health and lead to accelerated bone loss, osteoporosis, and fractures. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an association with submarine service, specifically time spent at sea, and bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and dual proximal femur (total hip and femoral neck) measured by DXA. This is a cross-sectional study of 462 submariners 20–91 years old. Variables included in the analysis were age, height, race, alcohol intake, tobacco use, fracture history, conditions, and medications known to cause bone loss and osteoporosis and submarine service. Of the submarine service predictors, only serving onboard a diesel submarine was determined to be independently associated with a reduction in BMD of the total hip and femur neck, while no submarine service predictor increased the odds of having low BMD. In submariners 50+ years old, the age-adjusted prevalence of osteopenia was 15.7 % (lumbar spine) and 40.4 % (femur neck), while the prevalence of osteoporosis was 4.8 % (lumbar spine) and 4.2 % (femur neck), rates that did not differ from NHANES 2005–2008. In submariners |
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