Epidemiology of osteoporosis in Korea

Rowe, Sung Man; Jung, Seunggon; Lee, J. Y.

doi:10.1007/bf03194350

Cited by 16 publications

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“…Bone mineral density (BMD) has been measured with good precision for the purpose of identifying asymptomatic individuals at risk for fracture but factors such as ethnic variability and environmental diversity preclude the use of a single reference data base (1). Bone measurements may vary among people of different racial background living in specific geographic areas with differences in climate, exposure to sunlight and dietary habits (2)(3)(4)(5)(6). A contribution by the genetic potential to variability in bone mass may be observed comparing measurements in people of African origin and Caucasians.…”

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confidence: 99%

Bone mineral density in Brazilian men 50 years and older

Zerbini

Latorre

Jaime

et al. 2000

Braz J Med Biol Res

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Bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine (LSBMD), femoral neck (FNBMD) and whole body (WBBMD) and whole body tissue composition were evaluated in 288 Brazilian men 50 years and older, 80% white and 20% Mulattoes. Age was inversely correlated with WBBMD (r = -0.20) and FNBMD (r = -0.21) but not with LSBMD (r = 0.03). Body mass index and weight showed a strong positive correlation with WBBMD (r = 0.48 and 0.54), LSBMD (r = 0.37 and 0.45) and FNBMD (r = 0.42 and 0.48). Correlation with height was positive but weaker. No significant bone loss at the lumbar spine level was observed as the population aged. FNBMD and WBBMD decreased significantly only in the last decade (age 70-79) studied. BMD was higher for Brazilian men as compared to Brazilian women at all sites. No significant differences were observed between Brazilian and the US/European male population for BMD in the femoral neck. BMD measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in South American men is reported here for the first time. A decrease in FNBMD was detected only later in life, with a pattern similar to that described for the US/European male population.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bone mineral density in Brazilian men 50 years and older

Zerbini

Latorre

Jaime

et al. 2000

Braz J Med Biol Res

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“…When they corrected for skeletal area, the Asians had similar BMD at the lumbar spine, but the femoral neck difference persisted. Average BMD values of the lumbar spine in Japanese 23 and Korean 24 females are lower in the over 60 age group compared to American women. In Taiwan, lumbar spine BMD have similar values to European or American White populations, but hip BMD have lower values 25 .…”

Section: Bone Density Differencesmentioning

confidence: 77%

We are all different: insights from osteoporosis research in Asia

Yeap

2008

Int J of Rheum Dis

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Osteoporosis only became a 'disease' entity in the 20th century. After the initial observations and definitions of osteoporosis based on Caucasian populations, systematic research in Asian populations started in the 1980s. Significant variations between different ethnic groups with respect to the rate of osteoporotic fractures, bone mineral density and disease risk factors emerged from the data; this article highlights some of the earlier important findings and the dissimilarities. Osteoporosis is therefore not a homogeneous disease across the world.

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“…Most inhabitants of Taiwan are descendants of southern Chinese and show similar BMD values in the spine but a BMD of 10-15% less in the hip compared with Caucasian populations, according to Tsai and Tai [27]. Epidemiology in Korea was presented by Rowe et al [28], who showed that spinal BMD values in a Korean population were similar to those found in France and Japan but lower than those in the USA and Sweden. Nevertheless, the fragility fracture rates were rather low in Korea.…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Primary Osteoporosismentioning

confidence: 89%