Endogenous hormones and the risk of hip and vertebral fractures among older women
Endogenous hormones and the risk of hip and vertebral fractures among older women
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm199809103391104
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发表时间:
1998-09-10
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Ettinger, B
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作者:
Cummings, SR;Browner, WS;Ettinger, B
Background and Methods. In postmenopausal women, the serum concentrations of endogenous sex hormones and vitamin D might influence the risk of hip and vertebral fractures. In a study of a cohort of women 65 years of age or older, we compared the serum hormone concentrations at base line in 133 women who subsequently had hip fractures and 138 women who subsequently had vertebral fractures with those in randomly selected control women from the same cohort. Women who were taking estrogen were excluded. The results were adjusted for age and weight.Results. The women with undetectable serum estradiol concentrations (