| Literature DB >> 2384226 |
J Woo1, E Lau, R Swaminathan, C P Pang, D MacDonald.
Abstract
In a longitudinal study of 283 elderly subjects aged 60 years or over living in the community, 9 subjects (7 women and 2 men) developed osteoporosis-related fractures in 30 months. These subjects initially had higher random urinary hydroxyproline/creatinine and calcium/creatinine ratios, and lower plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations. These biochemical variables may be useful predictors of osteoporosis-related fractures and may provide a suitable community screening method to identify those most at risk.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2384226 DOI: 10.1159/000213176
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gerontology ISSN: 0304-324X Impact factor: 5.140