TITLE:
Effect of past and present lifestyle habits and nutrition on calcaneal quantitative osteo-sono index in pre- and post-menopausal females
AUTHORS:
Masakatsu Nakada, Shinichi Demura
KEYWORDS:
Lifestyle and Nutrition Habits, Osteo-Sono Assessment Index, Pre and Postmenopausal Females
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.2 No.2,
February
24,
2010
ABSTRACT: This study is examined the effect of past and present lifestyle habits and nutrition on the os-teo-sono assessment index (OSI) in pre- and post-menopausal females. The subjects were 200 premenopausal females (38.8±10.3years) and 156 postmenopausal females (59.2±5.9 ye- ars). BMD (Body mineral density) was estimated by right-calcaneal OSI using an ultrasonic transmission method with an AOS-100 device (ALOKA). The number of postmenopau- sal fe-males in the close examination and guidance required groups (80 cases: 51.3 %) (OSI