Skeletal status in patients with chronic renal disease.
The bone mineral content (BMC) was measured in 17 patients with chronic renal failure. The patients as a group had a mean BMC of 89% compared with 127 normal subjects. The investigation failed to disclose any significant correlation between BMC and the stage of renal diseases.
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*
D008903:Minerals; D003404:Creatinine