Bone mineral density in women with essential hypertension
2001; Oxford University Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0895-7061(01)01303-6
ISSN1941-7225
Autores Tópico(s)Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
ResumoRecent studies have reported the abnormalities in calcium metabolism at the systemic level in human hypertension as well as in experimental hypertension. Because bone is the largest store of calcium in the body, the bone calcium content and mineralization may represent the entire calcium balance. The present study was undertaken to investigate the bone mineral density (BMD) in women with essential hypertension by means of the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometric (DXA) method. The DXA analysis showed a significant decrease in BMD in female hypertensive subjects compared with normotensive subjects. In addition, the BMD was inversely correlated with systolic blood pressure in women.
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