Vocabulary Building Studies
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To examine the effect of gynaecologic factors alongside anthropometric factors as determinants of bone mineral density (BMD), a group of investigators performed dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in 422 healthy women aged over 40 years (average 57.2 years). The women had an average number of parities of 4.42. Osteoporosis was diagnosed in 32.2 per cent of the women. After taking into account age, increased parity number was linked to higher body mass index (BMI) and lower BMD in the hips, spine, radius, phalanx and heel. However, age at menarche, age at menopause, and the period of fertility were not associated with BMD. BMD at the lumbar spine and hips negatively correlated with age, years since menopause, history of fragility fracture and parity, whereas it was positively associated with BMI.

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