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Hearing loss but not bone-regulating hormones predicts fractures in older women—a 17-year follow-up of the Gothenburg BEDA study
High-frequency hearing loss and S-Ca, but not hormones related to bone structure and strength, or lifestyle factors, predicted incident fractures during 17 years of follow-up in women up to 97 years of age.
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Open AccessCase report: fast reversal of severe osteoporosis after correction of excessive levothyroxine treatment and long-term follow-up
This case report describes a 38-year-old woman, who presented with bilateral femoral stress fractures and osteoporosis after years of excessive levothyroxine treatment. Her bone health was restored rapidly and...
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High serum total cholesterol is a long-term cause of osteoporotic fracture
Risk factors for osteoporotic fractures were evaluated in 1,396 men and women for a period of 20 years. Serum total cholesterol was found to be an independent osteoporotic fracture risk factor whose predictive...
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Male risk factors for hip fracture—a 30-year follow-up study in 7,495 men
Risk factors for hip fracture were studied in 7,495 randomly selected men during 30 years; 451 men had a hip fracture. High degree of leisure-time, but not work-related, physical activity, high occupational cl...
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Serum intact parathyroid hormone in a random population sample of men and women: Relationship to anthropometry, life-style factors, blood pressure, and vitamin D
Intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) in serum was determined in a random population sample and was related to age, sex, body composition, life-style factors, blood pressure, blood lipids, plasma fibrinogen, and se...