Older men with low serum estradiol and high serum SHBG have an increased risk of fractures

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1552-1560

  Mellström, Dan ^a   Vandenput, Liesbeth ^a   Mallmin, Hans ^b   Holmberg, Anna H ^c,d   Lorentzon, Mattias ^a   Odén, Anders ^e   Johansson, Helena ^a   Orwoll, Eric S ^f   Labrie, Fernand ^g   Karlsson, Magnus K ^c,d   Ljunggren, Östen ^b   Ohlsson, Claes ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Oregon Health and Science University ^*

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^h SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fracture; Mass spectrometry; Men; Osteoporosis; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HAZARD RATIO; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 52949150044     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.080518     Document Type: Article

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