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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Two factors generally reported to influence bone density are body composition and muscle strength. However, it is unclear if these relationships are consistent across race and sex, especially in older persons. If differences do exist by race and/or sex, then strategies to maintain bone mass or minimize bone loss in older adults may need to be modified accordingly. Therefore, we examined the independent effects of bone mineral-free lean mass (LM), fat mass (FM), and muscle strength on regional and whole body bone mineral density (BMD) in a cohort of 2,619 well-functioning older adults participating in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study with complete measures. Participants included 738 white women, 599 black women, 827 white men, and 455 black men aged 70-79 years. BMD (g/cm2) of the femoral neck, whole body, upper and lower limb, and whole body and upper limb bone mineral-free LM and FM was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Handgrip strength and knee extensor torque were determined by dynamometry. In analyses stratified by race and sex and adjusted for a number of confounders, LM was a significant (p < 0.001) determinant of BMD, except in white women for the lower limb and whole body. In women, FM also was an independent contributor to BMD at the femoral neck, and both FM and muscle strength contributed to limb BMD. The following were the respective beta-weights (regression coefficients for standardized data, Std beta) and percent difference in BMD per unit (7.5 kg) LM: femoral neck, 0.202-0.386 and 4.7-5.9%; lower limb, 0.209-0.357 and 2.9-3.5%; whole body, 0.239-0.484 and 3.0-4.7%; and upper limb (unit = 0.5 kg), 0.231-0.407 and 3.1-3.4%. Adjusting for bone size (bone mineral apparent density [BMAD]) or body size BMD/height) diminished the importance of LM, and the contributory effect of FM became more pronounced. These results indicate that LM and FM were associated with bone mineral depending on the bone site and bone index used. Where differences did occur, they were primarily by sex not race. To preserve BMD, maintaining or increasing LM in the elderly would appear to be an appropriate strategy, regardless of race or sex.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0884-0431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1343-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Absorptiometry, Photon, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-African Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Body Composition, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Body Height, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Bone Density, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Continental Population Groups, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Energy Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Health, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11450711-Sex Characteristics
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Race and sex effects on the association between muscle strength, soft tissue, and bone mineral density in healthy elders: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.
pubmed:affiliation
Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.