Correlates of trabecular and cortical volumetric BMD in men of African ancestry.
QCT provides a measure of volumetric BMD (vBMD) and distinguishes trabecular from cortical bone. Few studies have determined the factors related to vBMD in men, especially among men of African heritage. This study evaluated the relationship of anthropometric, medical, and behavioral factors and vBMD in a population-based cohort of men of African ancestry (n = 1901) >or=40 yr of age who had undergone screening for prostate cancer for the first time. Trabecular and cortical vBMD were measured at the radius and tibia by pQCT. Multiple linear regression analysis identified age, height, body weight, cigarette smoking, history of diabetes, fracture, and prostate cancer as the independent correlates of vBMD. However, associations with several variables differed between cortical and trabecular vBMD and between the radius and tibia. Longitudinal studies are needed to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying these differential associations that may show new insight into the etiology of trabecular and cortical bone loss in men.
Sheu
Yahtyng
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Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsuburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
Cauley
Jane A
JA
Bunker
Clareann H
CH
Wheeler
Victor W
VW
Patrick
Alan L
AL
Gordon
Christopher L
CL
Kammerer
Candace M
CM
Zmuda
Joseph M
JM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D001823:Body Composition; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014900:West Indies