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KMID : 0123520110180010005
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2011 Volume.18 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.15
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Influencing Factors of Bone Mineral Density in Men
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Lee Dong-Ha
Lee Eun-Nam
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Abstract
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Purpose: Osteoporosis is often considered as a women’s disease, but men’s osteoporosis is also increasingly recognized as an important public health problem. This study was carried out to identify the important modifiable risk factors for osteoporosis in men.
Methods: Two hundred and fourteen men were selected among those who checked bone mineral density by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in lumbar vertebrae from June to September, 2009 at 3 general hospitals in Busan. Self-administrated questionnaires and BMD results of lumbar vertebrae were used for data. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 14.0 program.
Results: The sports activity level in 30’s, body weight, and fracture history of mother were the most powerful influencing factors on the bone mineral density of lumbar vertebrae.
Conclusion: These results highlight the need to participate vigorously in sports activity during 30s as a means of increasing peak bone mass in lumbar vertebrae in order to prevent osteoporosis and fracture in men.
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KEYWORD
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Men, Bone density, Risk factors
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