title: [Age-related changes of vertebral bone mineral density in Russian population].
abstract: Vertebral trabecular bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in 1061 subjects (610 females and 451 males aged from 7 to 91 and from 12 to 89, respectively) with known history of diseases or taking medicines affecting bone metabolism. Peak BMD values in our patients were observed at the age of 20-29 years with further gradual decrement in men and more steep in women. Negative relationship between BMD and age was r = -0.991 for men and r = -0.968 for women. Analyzing BMD changes by decades we observed the largest decrement in men after 60 (13.1% for 60-69 and 14.1% for 70-79 years of age) and in women after 50 (22.5% for 50-59, 22.1% for 60-69 and 20.8% for 70-79 years) which was most probably due to decline in sex hormones production that is known to significantly influence bone metabolism. This was confirmed by BMD values three-phase approximation in women showing the lowest rate of calcium loss by trabecular bone in reproductive period (1.9 mg/cm3/yr) and the highest in perimenopause (3.98 mg/cm3/yr). Annual calcium loss in postmenopause was 2.22 mg/cm3.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Vlasova
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ternovoĭ
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sorokin
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gorbatov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Vozhagov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D015519:Bone Density; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012426:Russia; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed