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KMID : 1007320090150030186
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Journal of the Korean Society of Menopause
2009 Volume.15 No. 3 p.186 ~ p.192
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Serum Lipid Profiles and Thyroid Function Tests in Elderly Women
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Lee Sa-Ra
Jeong Kyung-Ah
Cho Sung-Bum
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Abstract
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Objectives: To determine the association between the serum lipid profile, thyroid function tests, and bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly (≥65 years) Korean women.
Methods: The medical records of 154 postmenopausal elderly women who attended the health care clinic in our hospital between March 2007 and December 2007 were reviewed retrospectively. We determined the womens’ baseline characteristics, including age, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). The serum lipid profile, and thyroid hormone, calcium, phosphorus, and bone alkaline phosphatase levels were also measured. The bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by DXA. The correlation between the serum lipid profile, thyroid function tests, and BMD was analyzed using R software program.
Results: The low BMD was associated with age, and T3 and HDL-cholesterol levels. The low femur BMD was associated with the serum HDL-cholesterol level.
Conclusion: The levels of serum HDL-cholesterol and T3 can be used as an indirect marker for low BMD in elderly women.
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KEYWORD
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Bone, Lipid, Old age, Thyroid hormone
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