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KMID : 0384320000210040507
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2000 Volume.21 No. 4 p.507 ~ p.513
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Bone mineral density of woman divers
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Hwang Hwan-Sik
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Abstract
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Background : The study was done to examine the role of long-term diving(5-20m depth) on regional bone mineral density(BMD) in women.
Methods : We compared woman divers(n=38) with matched non-diver controls(n=38) according to age, weight, and duration of menopause. BMD(g/㎠)of the proximal femur (femoral neck, trochanter, Ward’s triangle) was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA, Hologic QDR-1500).
Results : There was no significant difference between groups for proximal femur BMD. But in premenopausal group, BMD of divers was higher than controls in femur neck and trochanter (p<0.05). Correlations analysis revealed that body weight of divers was significantly correlated to femoral neck BMD (p<0.05). In multiple regression analysis, menopause and age of postmenopausal divers was a predictors of femoral neck BMD in divers.
Conclusion : These results suggest that diving is has osteogenic effect on women.
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KEYWORD
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woman divers, bone mineral density (BMD), matched, status of menopause
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