Carotid plaque and lumbar bone mineral density status in post-menopausal women: An age-matched, analytical cross-sectional study

Post Reprod Health. 2020 Mar;26(1):9-18. doi: 10.1177/2053369119890746. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

Authors

Patraporn Sitthisombat¹, Sukree Soontrapa¹, Srinaree Kaewrudee¹, Jen Sothornwit¹, Nuntasiri Eamudomkarn¹, Julaluck Promsorn², Wittawat Takong², Woraluk Somboonporn¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
² Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

PMID: 31795810
DOI: 10.1177/2053369119890746

No abstract available

Keywords: Bone mineral density; carotid intima media thickness; carotid plaque; menopause; osteoporosis; subclinical atherosclerosis.

MeSH terms

Absorptiometry, Photon / methods*
Age Factors
Bone Density
Carotid Artery Diseases* / diagnosis
Carotid Artery Diseases* / epidemiology
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness*
Correlation of Data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
Medical History Taking
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal* / diagnosis
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal* / epidemiology
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Thailand / epidemiology
Ultrasonography / methods*