Progression of Aortic Calcification Is Associated With Metacarpal Bone Loss During Menopause A Population-Based Longitudinal Study

摘要: Abstract—Atherosclerosis and osteoporosis are major causes of morbidity mortality in postmenopausal women have been suggested to be associated. No study has examined whether progression atherosclerotic calcification is associated with bone loss. In the present study, we aortic calcification, diagnosed by radiographic detection calcified deposits abdominal aorta, relation metacarpal loss, as assessed radiogrammetry, during menopause. Initially premenopausal (n=236), aged 45 57 years at baseline, were followed for 9 years. We additionally cross-sectional association between extent mass density 720 women. Twenty-five percent going through menopause showed calcification. The average loss among was 3.2 mm2, their wa...