osteoporosis
Association between serum hemoglobin level and bone mineral density in adults: Iranian multi-center osteoporosis study (IMOS)
The associations between serum hemoglobin (Hb) levels and bone mineral density (BMD) were investigated in population of the 4th Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study (IMOS). A positive relationship between Hb levels and BMD at hip and femoral neck were detected only in men
This study included 1,426 participants (54.2% female) with the mean age of 62.6 ± 8.0 years. The mean Hb levels among patients with or without osteoporosis were 12.9 ± 2.0 mg/dl and 13.1 ± 1.9 mg/dl, respectively (p-value = 0.08). It was demonstrated a positive relationship between Hb levels and BMD at hip (β = 0.0079, 95% CI: 0.002- 0.0135, p-value = 0.006) and femoral neck (β = 0.0064, 95% CI: 0.0015- 0.0113, p-value = 0.01) in only men. However, there was no significant correlation between Hb levels with low BMD and osteoporosis in either gender.
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