RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND BODY COMPOSITION IN ELDERLY

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition in healthy older adults at different skeletal sites. Methods: We analyzed 87 medical records and BMD along with the body composition of men ranging from 60 to 87 years of age (mean: 68.5, standard...

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Main Author: ALONSO,ANGÉLICA CASTILHO (author)
Other Authors: GONÇALVES,TUANE ANDREATTA (author), ALMEIDA,JENIFER KRISTINA ALVES DE (author), MACHADO-LIMA,ADRIANA (author), ERNANDES,RITA DE CÁSSIA (author), GREVE,JULIA MARIA D’ANDRÉA (author), GARCEZ-LEME,LUIZ EUGÊNIO (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Body composition
Bone density
Densitometry
Osteoporosis
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522018000100027
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:scielo:S1413-78522018000100027

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