Browsing by Subject "Bone mineral density"
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Analysis of the diagnostic presentation profile, parathyroidectomy indication and bone mineral density follow-up of Brazilian patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2007-04-01)Primary hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine disorder with variable clinical expression, frequently presenting as asymptomatic hypercalcemia in Western countries but still predominantly as a symptomatic disease in developing ...
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Associação entre a composição corporal, das variáveis de aptidão física e da capacidade funcional sobre a densidade mineral óssea em mulheres pós-menopausadas praticantes de atividade física
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2009-06-24)Introdução: O aumento da expectativa de vida em nossa população traz preocupações relacionadas a morbi-mortalidade decorrente das fraturas osteoporóticas. É consensual que a prática de atividade física orientada traz ...
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Associação entre a perda de peso, a massa óssea, a composição corporal e o consumo alimentar de adolescentes obesos pós-púberes
(Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, 2008-08-01)OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of weight loss on bone mass of obese adolescents submitted to a nutritional intervention based on a hypocaloric diet and nutritional advice over a nine-month-period. METHODS: Anthropometry, ...
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Association Between Lean Mass and Handgrip Strength With Bone Mineral Density in Physically Active Postmenopausal Women
(Elsevier B.V., 2010-01-01)The present study evaluated 117 physically active postmenopausal women (67.8 +/- 7.0 yr) who performed neuromotor physical tests (strength, balance. and mobility). Body composition (lean mass [g], fat mass [g], and % fat) ...
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Bone mineral density in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2002-10-01)We evaluated spine bone mineral density (BMD) in Brazilian children with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in order to detect potential predictors of reduction in bone mass. A cross-sectional study of BMD at the ...
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Bone mineral density in young women of the city of São Paulo, Brazil: correlation with both collagen type I alpha 1 gene polymorphism and clinical aspects
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2002-08-01)Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease with great impact on morbidity and mortality mainly in postmenopausal women. Although it is recognized that factors related to life-style and habits may influence bone mass formation ...
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Bone mineral density of Brazilian girls with juvenile dermatomyositis
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2005-02-01)We measured bone mineral density (BMD) in girls with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) considering multiple factors in order to determine if it could be used as a predictor of reduction in bone mass. A cross-sectional study ...
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Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine of Brazilian children and adolescents aged 6 to 14 years
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2001-03-01)The authors performed a study of bone mass in eutrophic Brazilian children and adolescents using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in order to obtain curves for bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) ...
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Classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: a cross-sectional study of factors involved in bone mineral density
(Springer, 2003-01-01)Glucocorticoids are essential in the treatment of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). the opposite actions of glucocorticoids and androgens in bone mass achievement justify a study of bone mineral density ...
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Comparison of thoracic kyphosis degree, trunk muscle strength and joint position sense among healthy and osteoporotic elderly women: A cross-sectional preliminary study
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-03-01)Increased thoracic kyphosis is one of the most disfiguring consequences of osteoporotic spine fractures in the elderly. However, mechanisms involved in the increasing of the kyphosis degree among osteoporotic women are not ...
