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..These results suggest that VDR polymorphism is not associated with BMD in elderly Hong Kong Chinese men and women...

..05 by ANOVA). We conclude that the COLI Al Sp1 binding site is absent in Hong Kong Chinese, whereas the COLI A2 Eco R1 and Puv II genetic polymorphisms may be associated with the BMD of elderly Chinese men...

..This finding could result from different sampling methods between the previous and current studies and environmental factors and ethnic differences between the two populations...

..The purposes of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for sarcopenia in elderly Chinese, and to compare these observations with those in white persons...

..There are relatively few data on the epidemiology of cigarette smoking in Asian women, and this study examined the prevalence of and factors predisposing Chinese women to smoke cigarettes in Hong Kong...

..001). We conclude that bone density is lower in Hong Kong Chinese men and women than in Caucasians, although such differences were attenuated by adjustments for bone size, body weight and height...

..19%-0.69%). Analysis by the per-protocol method showed a similar effect size. These results indicate that the effects of milk supplementation in preventing bone loss in postmenopausal Chinese women were sustained after 2 years...

..05 by the chi-square test). We conclude that the Fok I polymorphism may have a weak effect on the BMD of elderly Chinese women...

..We conclude that women on inhaled steroid therapy were at risk of accelerated bone loss, which could be prevented by a daily dose of 10 mg of alendronate...

..However, the difference in BMD was small and was unlikely to have any clinical significance. The ERG is not a major determinant of BMD in Chinese women in Hong Kong...

..The rates were highest in urbanized countries. With rapid economic development in Asia, hip fracture will prove to be a major public health challenge...

..4 (95% CI: 2.4, 12.4) in men and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.2, 3.1) in women. In addition, subjects whose height and weight were in the highest quartile were at increased risk of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, respectively (p < 0.05)...

..We conclude that alendronate (10 mg) was effective in preventing bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporotic Chinese women...

..1 +/- 0.3% in treatment group versus 2.4 +/- 0.2% in controls). It is concluded that supplementing the diet of Chinese children with milk powder was effective in enhancing bone accretion...

..0 (low bone mass). We conclude that depression is associated with lower BMD; however, to determine whether depression causes lower BMD or vice versa, we will need to await findings from future prospective studies...

..Encouraging physical activity at all ages is therefore a top priority to prevent osteoporosis...

..To determine the diffusion of vertebral body marrow with quantitative MR diffusion imaging and to examine whether differences exist between subjects with postmenopausal osteoporosis and premenopausal control subjects...

..Similarly, subjects with osteopenia have decreased vertebral marrow perfusion and increased marrow fat compared with these parameters in subjects with normal bone density...

..We conclude that in diet-controlled prepubertal obese/overweight children, participation in an exercise program with emphasis on strength training resulted in improved lean mass and bone mineral accrual...

..Sarcopenia is increasingly being recognized as a feature of frailty in old age and is associated with unfavorable health outcomes in Western populations. Little is known about sarcopenia among Asian elderly populations...

..03) were in the opposite direction and thus regarded as false-positive results. It is concluded that the Apo E4 allele is rare in Chinese, and a larger population size is needed to see if Apo E4 is associated with BMD in Chinese...

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