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Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Boys: Cross-Sectional Observational Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 18:ijerph18010245. [PMID: 33396391 PMCID: PMC7795160 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Physical inactivity of children can be a precursor of reduced bone mineral density, considered to be a typical problem only in old age. The aim of this study was to evaluate bone mineral density in 96 Polish boys aged 14–17 years with varied physical activity (swimmers, track and field athletes, non-athletes) and the effect of bone composition, birth weight and breastfeeding during infancy on bone parameters. Anthropometric and body composition measurements were performed according to the kinanthropometric standards. Bone parameters of the forearm were measured by means of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Data on the infant’s birth weight and the length of breastfeeding were collected during direct interviews with mothers. The strongest links with bone parameters were found for the type of physical activity and birth weight. Regardless of birth weight, track and field athletes had the most advantageous bone parameters (mainly sT-score prox values). Swimmers with normal or low birth weight had less favourable sT-score prox values than non-athletes. The type of physical activity proved to be an important determinant of bone parameters. Childhood and adolescence are important periods of bone development and increasing the content of bone mineral components, and the bone status in later years of life depends to a large extent on this period. The perinatal period, especially the correct birth weight of the child, not only has a significant effect on general health, but also on bone status.
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Hasani-Ranjbar S, Jafari-Adli S, Payab M, Qorbani M, Ahanjideh F, Keshtkar A, Larijani B. Association of Osteoporosis with Anthropometric Measures in a Representative Sample of Iranian Adults: The Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study. Int J Prev Med 2019; 10:157. [PMID: 32133075 PMCID: PMC6826580 DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_326_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteoporosis and obesity are two major public health problems worldwide. Considering the conflicting results about the association between anthropometric measurement and bone mineral density (BMD) and also differences between various races, this study was designed to examine the relationship between anthropometric measurements and BMD in a sample of Iranian adults. METHODS This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted on 2625 Iranian adults aged 18 and above who were selected using multistage, cluster sampling method from Sanandaj and Arak (two cities of Iran). The evaluated variables included age, sex, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), BMD, and waist and hip circumferences. The correlations between anthropometric measures and BMD in three bone areas (total hip, femoral neck, and spine) were observed in four sex/age groups (men <50 years, men ≥50 years, and pre- and postmenopausal women). RESULTS Of all the 2625 participants in the Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study, 2022 (1303 women and 719 men) entered into our survey and were stratified into four sex/age groups. According to the results, increasing BMI was directly associated with BMD increase, while an inverse association was observed between waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and total hip BMD. In a similar analysis on the femoral neck and WHR, the correlation coefficients in premenopausal women and men ≥50 years were reported as being the highest and the lowest, respectively, among the four groups. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that high BMI is a protective factor (positive correlation), and high WHR is a risk factor for osteoporosis, although it should be reminded that we could not specifically define which factors including lean tissue mass, fat mass, and total weight are really affecting BMD increase in the overweight/obese participants.
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- Shirin Hasani-Ranjbar
- Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Science Education Development, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Apidechkul T. Prevalence and factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension among the hill tribe elderly populations in northern Thailand. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:694. [PMID: 29871598 PMCID: PMC5989444 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5607-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension (HT) are major noncommunicable health problems in both developing and developed countries, including Thailand. Each year, a large amount of money is budgeted for treatment and care. Hill tribe people are a marginalized population in Thailand, and members of its elderly population are vulnerable to health problems due to language barriers, lifestyles, and daily dietary intake. METHODS An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of T2DM and HT and to assess the factors associated with T2DM and HT. The study populations were hill tribe elderly adults aged ≥ 60 years living in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. A simple random method was used to select the targeted hill tribe villages and participants into the study. A validated questionnaire, physical examination form, and 5-mL blood specimen were used as research instruments. Fasting plasma glucose and blood pressure were examined and used as outcome measurements. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used for detecting the associations between variables at the significance level alpha=0.05. RESULTS In total, 793 participants participated in the study; 49.6% were male, and 51.7% were aged 60-69 years. A total of 71.5% were Buddhist, 93.8% were uneducated, 62.9% were unemployed, and 89 % earned an income of < 5,000 baht/month. The overall prevalence of T2DM and HT was 16.8% and 45.5%, respectively. Approximately 9.0% individuals had comorbidity of T2DM and HT. Members of the Lahu, Yao, Karen, and Lisu tribes had a greater odds of developing T2DM than did those of the Akha tribe. Being overweight, having a parental history of T2DM, and having high cholesterol were associated with T2DM development. In contrast, those who engaged in highly physical activities and exercise had lower odds of developing T2DM than did those who did not. Regarding HT, being female, having a high dietary salt intake, being overweight, and having a parental history of HT were associated with HT development among the hill tribe elderly populations. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of T2DH and HT among the hill tribe elderly populations is higher than that among the general Thai population. Public health interventions should focus on encouraging physical activity and reducing personal weight, dietary salt intake, and greasy food consumption among the hill tribe elderly.
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- Tawatchai Apidechkul
- Center of Excellence for the Hill tribe Health Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
- School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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Wang N, Li X, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Zhou L, Wu N, Jin M, Qiu C, Zhang K. Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism with pulse pressure and its interaction with obesity status in Heilongjiang province. Clin Exp Hypertens 2018; 41:70-74. [DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2018.1445749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Ningning Wang
- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Polygenic Disease, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
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OBJECTIVE The present study analysed data derived from the 2004-2008 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan, conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, to understand the relationship among eating-out behaviour, related non-nutritional factors and osteopenia in the Taiwanese population. Design/Setting/Subjects Data of 1140 adults who had been evaluated with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in June 2007 were included. The data were analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics to determine the association of osteopenia with the frequency of eating out, demographic variables (i.e. age, sex, level of education, marital status and place of birth), BMI, waist circumference and food consumption. RESULTS Gender, age, education level, personal income and waist circumference were all factors found to be significantly associated with eating-out frequency and the incidence of osteopenia. Eating-out frequency was negatively associated with the incidence of osteopenia. Individuals with BMI>27 kg/m2 had a lower frequency of eating out and a lower incidence of osteopenia. Individuals with a lower monthly income had a significantly greater chance of developing osteopenia. Men living without spouses had significantly higher chances of osteopenia. Ca intake was negatively associated with breakfast eating-out frequency. CONCLUSIONS Eating-out frequency was not associated with an increasing incidence of osteopenia, but affected the Ca intake in the Taiwanese population. Having a balanced selection of food is crucial to reduce the incidence of osteopenia. Improving nutritional knowledge for those under higher risk of osteopenia is necessary to prevent osteopenia and Ca deficiency.
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Liu X, Liu C, Schenck H, Yi X, Wang H, Shi X. The risk factors of 9-year follow-up on hypertension in middle-aged people in Tujia-Nationality settlement of China. J Hum Hypertens 2017; 31:838-842. [PMID: 28795685 PMCID: PMC5680414 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2017.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of hypertension in middle-aged people within the Tujia-Nationality settlement in China. Demographics questionnaires and fitness tests were performed to identify the risk factors of hypertension in middle-aged people in the years 2005, 2010 and 2014 in the area of southwest Hubei of China. Of the 2428 participants, 568 were classified as hypertensive, giving an overall occurrence of hypertension at 23.4%, and the prevalence of hypertension was the highest in the year 2014 (34.9%). Furthermore, Tujia minority had a significantly higher risk for having hypertension (odds ratio=1.055 with 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.039-1.072; P=0.001) than Han people. Individuals with the lowest level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) had a 2.483-fold risk for hypertension (95% CI, 1.530-4.031; P=0.001). Obesity and overweight individuals increased the risk by 3.470-fold and 2.124-fold, respectively, for having hypertension compared to normal weight people. Finally, white-collar workers had a 58.1 and 31.8% higher risk for hypertension than blue-collar workers in rural and urban areas, respectively. These results demonstrated that the prevalence of hypertension was higher between 2011 and 2014 in the area. The main risk factors for developing hypertension were found to be sex (as woman), Tujia minority, white-collar workers, overweight-obese, those with a middle school education, and those with the lowest CRF.
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- X Liu
- Department of Physical Education, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, Hubei, China.,Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physical Education, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- National Stadium of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- National Stadium of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Fischer A, Wiechuła D. Is there a dependence between children's body weight and the concentration of metals in deciduous teeth? HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY 2016; 67:508-514. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Conversano F, Franchini R, Greco A, Soloperto G, Chiriacò F, Casciaro E, Aventaggiato M, Renna MD, Pisani P, Di Paola M, Grimaldi A, Quarta L, Quarta E, Muratore M, Laugier P, Casciaro S. A novel ultrasound methodology for estimating spine mineral density. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2015; 41:281-300. [PMID: 25438845 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We investigated the possible clinical feasibility and accuracy of an innovative ultrasound (US) method for diagnosis of osteoporosis of the spine. A total of 342 female patients (aged 51-60 y) underwent spinal dual X-ray absorptiometry and abdominal echographic scanning of the lumbar spine. Recruited patients were subdivided into a reference database used for US spectral model construction and a study population for repeatability and accuracy evaluation. US images and radiofrequency signals were analyzed via a new fully automatic algorithm that performed a series of spectral and statistical analyses, providing a novel diagnostic parameter called the osteoporosis score (O.S.). If dual X-ray absorptiometry is assumed to be the gold standard reference, the accuracy of O.S.-based diagnoses was 91.1%, with k = 0.859 (p < 0.0001). Significant correlations were also found between O.S.-estimated bone mineral densities and corresponding dual X-ray absorptiometry values, with r(2) values up to 0.73 and a root mean square error of 6.3%-9.3%. The results obtained suggest that the proposed method has the potential for future routine application in US-based diagnosis of osteoporosis.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy
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- O.U. of Rheumatology, "Galateo" Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy
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- O.U. of Rheumatology, "Galateo" Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy
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- O.U. of Rheumatology, "Galateo" Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy
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- O.U. of Rheumatology, "Galateo" Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC 06, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy.
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