Interrelationship between bone aging traits and basic anthropometric characteristics

Bibliographic Data

ID19460993
AuthorsLeonid Kalichman (0000-0003-2987-4396, Tel Aviv University), Zvi Cohen, Zvi R Cohen (0000-0002-0208-5170, Tel Aviv University), E Kobyliansky (0000-0001-9691-3813, Tel Aviv University), Gregory Livshits (0000-0003-3766-7493, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume14
Issue3
Pages380-390
Publication date2002-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.10051
PMID12001096
OpenAlexW2161549345
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited51

Using plain hand radiographs, the age dependence of various bone‐aging traits (bone mineral density [BMD], cortical index [CI], osteoarthritis [OA], and osseographic [OSS] scores) was evaluated to test whether the correlation among these traits is an individual‐ or population‐based phenomenon. In addition, the effect of anthropometric features on variation of bone‐aging traits was estimated. The study included 1,295 individuals from Chuvasha, Russia, 18 to 89 years. BMD was measured from the compact compartment of the middle and distal phalanges of both 3 rd fingers. The CI of the II–IV metacarpal bones and II–IV proximal phalanges was obtained. The development of OA was based on the standard Kellgren and Lawrence grading scheme for 28 hand joints. OSS score, a surrogate measure that takes into account different kinds of bone changes, was also obtained for each individual. Body weight and height, eight skinfold thicknesses on the trunk and extremities, and breadths of the long bones were measured. Sex‐based univariate analyses and multivariate statistical analysis showed the following: 1) Age dependence was defined more strongly in “OA‐linked” compared to “osteoporosis (OP)‐linked” traits; 2) While “OP‐linked” bone‐aging traits correlated with age differently between sexes, “OA‐linked” traits did not; 3) The strong interrelationship between OA‐linked and OP‐linked traits in both sexes became very weak and statistically insignificant ( P > 0.10) after adjustment for age. Thus, OA and OP conditions in the same individual develop independently and probably reflect different underlying physiological mechanisms. 4) Anthropometric characteristics were significantly correlated with bone‐aging traits, but correlations were low (r

Anthropometry · Biology · Body shape · Bone mineral · Correlation · Osteoporosis · Pathology · Phalanx · Population · Trunk · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Demography · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Medicine · Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms · Anatomy · Internal Medicine

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