Obesity as a protective factor for postmenopausal osteoporosis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1027-1032

  Albala, C ^a   Yanez M ^a   Devoto, E ^a   Sostin, C ^a   Zeballos, L ^a   Santos, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bone mass density; Menopause; Obesity; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUMBAR SPINE; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SPINE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029911550     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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