title: Relation of low bone mineral density and carotid atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women.
abstract: Due to the lack of convincing data about the association between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, we evaluated the association between carotid atherosclerosis and bone mineral density in a sample of apparently healthy postmenopausal women who underwent health-screening in our hospital. We also evaluated a bone turnover marker, osteocalcin; we divided the population into 2 groups according to osteocalcin levels. We found a high prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with high osteocalcin levels and low bone mineral density.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica "G. Salvatore", University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Montalcini
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Emanuele
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceravolo
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorgone
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sesti
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perticone
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pujia
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000453:epidemiology; D017698:Postmenopause; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015675:Osteocalcin