Why the study?
Is there a correlation between bone mineral density and carotid atherosclerosis severity in postmenopausal women?
Population
30 postmenopausal women aged 67 to 85 years
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Association between low BMD and carotid plaque severity in postmenopausal women is hypothesis-generating; should not yet change practice.
Is there a correlation between bone mineral density and carotid atherosclerosis severity in postmenopausal women?
There is a significant correlation between low bone mineral density and increased severity of carotid atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women.
Uyama et al. (1997) studied this question.
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