Radiographic measure of aorta calcification is a site‐specific predictor of bone loss and fracture risk at the hip

• Published in: Journal of internal medicine Vol. 259; no. 6; pp. 598 - 605
• Main Authors: BAGGER, Y. Z., TANKÓ, L. B., ALEXANDERSEN, P., QIN, G., CHRISTIANSEN, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2006; Blackwell Science
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Age Factors; Aged; Aorta, Abdominal; Aortic Diseases - complications; atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Atherosclerosis - complications; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Body Mass Index; Bone Density; Calcinosis - complications; Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Cardiology. Vascular system; Epidemiologic Methods; Female; General aspects; Hip Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Hip Fractures - etiology; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; osteoporosis; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - complications; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - diagnostic imaging; postmenopausal women; prospective study; Spinal Fractures - etiology; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Cardiovascular disease; Risk; Fracture; Epidemiology; Vascular disease; Prospective; Site specificity; Osteoporosis; Atherosclerosis; Postmenopause; Adult; Aorta; Female; Woman; Quantitative analysis; Human; Radiodiagnosis; postmenopausal women; Loss; Prediction; Exploration; Trauma; Hip; Radiography; prospective study; Risk factor; Calcification; Bone; Predictive factor

. Objective.  To investigate whether aorta calcification (AC) – a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis – is an independent indicator of low bone mass density (BMD), accelerated bone loss, and risk of future fractures in postmenopausal women. Design.  A prospective epidemiological study. Follow‐up per...