title: Soft-tissue measurements at the index finger in postmenopausal women on long-term oestrogen treatment.
abstract: Measurements of the soft-tissue at the index finger on X-rays were made in 33 women after a natural menopause and who were on a long-term oestrogen replacement therapy for at least 5 yr. The data were compared with values obtained in an age-sex matched control group. The oestrogen treated women had a soft-tissue thickness (total finger width minus phalanx width) significantly smaller than the control group. The soft-tissue index (the ratio width of the phalanx to the total finger width) was significantly larger than expected. The soft-tissue values observed in the oestrogen treated subjects correspond to those observed in premenopausal women.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens