The effect of socioeconomic status on bone density in a male Caucasian population

被引:31
作者
Elliot, JR [1 ]
Gilchrist, NL [1 ]
Wells, JE [1 ]
机构
[1] CHRISTCHURCH SCH MED,DEPT COMMUNITY HLTH,CHRISTCHURCH,NEW ZEALAND
关键词
bone density; socioeconomic status; male;
D O I
10.1016/8756-3282(96)00006-3
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We have examined the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on bone density (BMD) in 201 males, aged 20-60 years. Males of lower SES (groups 4-6 vs, 1-3) from the total sample had significantly higher BMD (p < 0.05) at L2-4 and femoral neck, The difference was small but was not explained by differences in age, weight, calcium intake, family history, activity, or smoking, 45% of SES 4-6 males were involved in manual labor compared with 11% of those in SES 1-3, however, this also did not appear to account for the difference.
引用
收藏
页码:371 / 373
页数:3
相关论文
共 14 条
[1]  
BARQUERO LD, 1992, BONE MINER, V18, P159
[2]   NUTRIENT INTAKES OF DIFFERENT SOCIAL-CLASS GROUPS - RESULTS FROM THE SCOTTISH-HEART-HEALTH-STUDY (SHHS) [J].
BOLTONSMITH, C ;
SMITH, WCS ;
WOODWARD, M ;
TUNSTALLPEDOE, H .
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 1991, 65 (03) :321-335
[3]  
DIXON WJ, 1985, BMDP9 STAT SOFTWARE
[4]   HISTORICAL ASSESSMENT OF RISK-FACTORS IN SCREENING FOR OSTEOPENIA IN A NORMAL CAUCASIAN POPULATION [J].
ELLIOT, JR ;
GILCHRIST, NL ;
WELLS, JE ;
AYLING, E ;
TURNER, J ;
SAINSBURY, R .
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1993, 23 (05) :458-462
[5]  
ELLIOTT JR, 1990, NEW ZEAL MED J, V103, P33
[6]   PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS IN LOWER AND HIGHER SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS POPULATIONS [J].
FORD, ES ;
MERRITT, RK ;
HEATH, GW ;
POWELL, KE ;
WASHBURN, RA ;
KRISKA, A ;
HAILE, G .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 1991, 133 (12) :1246-1256
[7]  
JOHNSON RA, 1983, REVISION SOCIOECONOM
[8]   DIETARY CALCIUM, SEX-HORMONES, AND BONE-MINERAL DENSITY IN MEN [J].
KELLY, PJ ;
POCOCK, NA ;
SAMBROOK, PN ;
EISMAN, JA .
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1990, 300 (6736) :1361-1364
[9]  
MELTON LJ, 1987, CALCIFIED TISSUE INT, V41, P57
[10]  
PEARCE N, 1991, NEW ZEAL MED J, V104, P153