Correlation of Vitamin D and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women in 3 Different Regions of Turkey - Original Investigation

Autor: Merih Sarıdoğan, Ülkü Akarırmak, Nurten Eskiyurt, Şansın Tüzün
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 49-52 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2147-2653
Popis: Aim: To find the correlation with regard to various age groups between bone mineral density (BMD) measured in spine and hip areas and Vitamin D level in 3 different cities. Material and Methods: The 3 cities (Marmara, Egean, South Turkey) were located in different geographical regions. BMD was measured with DXA in spine (L1-4) and hip (femur neck and femur total) areas by Hologic QDR4500. Serum Vitamin D and calcium levels were measured. Women over age 40 in these different cities were divided into 3 groups according to their age group. Results: A total of 558 woman were included in the study. Vitamin D levels in the 3 cities were found to be significantly different from each other (p
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