Bone Abstracts

Introduction: This study aims to assess 25-hydroxyvitamin D—25(OH)D—status in perimenopausal women to analyze its relationships with serum PTH levels and bone mineral density (BMD).Methods: A total of 102 individuals who visited to climacteric clinic in Sanggye paik hospital participated in the study. Serum 25(OH)D and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) were measured. BMD was determined by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at lumbar spine, femoral ...