Bone Abstracts

The relationships between insulin resistance and BMD are not clear. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the relationship between insulin resistance and BMD among Korean young adult population. This study is based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) from 2008 to 2010. BMD and body composition were measured by DXA method. Insulin resistances were obtained by HOMA-IR equation. The relationship between BMD and HOMA-IR were...

Background: Recently, the prevalence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia in the elderly has dramatically increased. However the relationship between theses disease is not clear.Object: We aimed to determine the independent relations of muscle mass to osteoporosis (femur neck) in relation to body weight, fat mass, and other confounders.Design: We analyzed body composition and BMD data of 570 males and 734 females who are older than 65 ye...

Aging is associated with a loss of systemic bone mass and an increased risk of especially the spine and hip. Therefore bone loss of teeth and ridge resorption can occur in the mouth. However, results of several studies investing association between systemic bone density and oral health have varied. In this study, we investigated the relationship between osteoporosis and dental caries with the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted in 2008&#1...