The bone mineral content of the lumbar spine in patients with chronic low-back pain.
The bone mineral content (BMC) of the third lumbar vertebra was determined in 43 patients with chronic low-back pain. No correlation was found to sex, height, pain experience, functional disability, or alcohol consumption. A positive correlation was found between the BMC and body weight and between the BMC and smoking in men (but not in women). A statistically significant negative correlation was found between the BMC and the overall duration of the back problem, ie, the longer duration the lower the BMC.
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D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000378:metabolism*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
D008903:Minerals