Endocrine Abstracts

Bone mass density and beta cross laps have been recognized as valid tests for the diagnostic and treatment control, as well as fracture prediction for osteoporotic patients. Statin treatment has been reported to be associated with a reduced risk fracture in these patients also. However, no studies, as of our knowledge, have tried to see if adding the lipid profile to the analysis of body mass density would improve the statistical power of prediction for any of the afore mentio...

Introduction: The heel Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) evaluates the bone health, with good results if the clinical risk factors are also evaluated for each patient. Among these, the body mass index (BMI) may be protective or risk factor for a fragility fracture, depending on the values.Aim: We present a study in postmenpausal women evaluated by QUS and BMI.Patients & method: This is a study in 330 patients (women in menopause wh...