Elderly cohort study subjects unable to return for follow-up have lower bone mass than those who can return

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 689-692

  McLean, Robert R ^a   Hannan, Marian T ^a,b,c   Epstein, Barbara E ^a   Bouxsein, Mary L ^b,d   Cupples, L Adrienne ^c   Murabito, Joanne ^e   Kiel, Douglas P ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Bone density; Osteoporosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0034174221     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010263     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Hannan MT, Felson DT, Anderson JJ, Bone mineral density in elderly men and women: results from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. J Bone Miner Res 1992;7:547-53.
2. Ensrud KE, Palermo L, Black DM, et al. Hip and calcaneal bone loss increases with advancing age. Longitudinal results from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. J Bone Miner Res 1995;10:1778-87.
3. Jones G, Nguyen T, Sambrook P, et al. Progressive loss of bone in the femoral neck in elderly people: longitudinal findings from the Dubbo osteoporosis epidemiology study. BMJ 1994; 309:691-5.
4. Cali CM, Kiel DP. Age-related bone loss in the "old" old: a longitudinal study of institutionalized elderly. (Abstract). J Bone Miner Res 1995;10(suppl 1):S467.
5. Greenspan SL, Maitland LA, Myers ER, et al. Femoral bone loss progresses with age: a longitudinal study in women over age 65. J Bone Miner Res 1994;9:1959-65.
6. Dawber TR, Meadors GF, Moore FE Jr. Epidemiological approaches to heart disease: the Framingham Study. Am J Public Health 1951;41:279-86.
7. Dawber TR. The Framingham Study. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1980.
8. Shurtleff D. Some characteristics related to the incidence of cardiovascular disease and death: Framingham Study, 16-year follow-up. In: Kannel WB, Gordon T, eds. The Framingham Study: an epidemiological investigation of cardiovascular disease. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1970.
9. Langton CM, Palmer SB, Porter RW. The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation in cancellous bone. Eng Med 1984;13:89-91.
10. Austin MA, Berreyesa S, Elliott JL, et al. Methods for determining long-term survival in a population based study. Am J Epidemiol 1979;110:747-52.
11. Britton A, Murray D, Bulstrode C, et al. Loss to follow-up: does it matter? Lancet 1995;345:1511-12.
12. Criqui MH, Barrett-Connor E, Austin M. Differences between respondents and non-respondents in a population-based cardiovascular disease study. Am J Epidemiol 1978;108:367-72.
13. Evans JA, Tavakoli MB. Ultrasonic attenuation and velocity in bone. Phys Med Biol 1990;35:1387-96.