Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) and muscle mass between ambulatory women with multiple sclerosis (MS) and control subjects and to examine the influence of motor disability, muscle mass and/or glucocorticoids (GC) use on BMD.Methods: Body composition and BMD were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 250 ambulatory MS women (153 premenopausal and 97 postmenopausal women) with Expanded Disability Status Sc...