Bone Abstracts

Background: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic disease of bone and constitutes one of the most important major public health problems not only in women but also in men. This cross-sectional study examined the association of lifestyle and nutritional factors with bone mineral density (BMD) in 88 Korean middle-aged men.Methods: Physical measurement, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, physical activity and nutritional analysis were assessed from an...

Background: Many studies have demonstrated that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) correlates with risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) better, than the body mass index (BMI). Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is an independent risk factor of atherosclerotic heart disease. However, the association between WHtR and coronary artery calcification scores (CACS) still need to be elucidated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between WHtR and CACS in ...