The main autoimmune and nonautoimmune etiologies of endogenous hyperthyroidism do not seem to influence the increased prevalence of morphometric vertebral fractures and osteoporosis in Portuguese men

The main autoimmune and nonautoimmune etiologies of endogenous hyperthyroidism do not seem to influence the increased prevalence of morphometric vertebral fractures and osteoporosis in Portuguese men

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of hyperthyroidism and their etiology on bone mineral density (BMD), on body soft tissue composition, on the prevalence of vertebral fractures detected by vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) and on the trabecular bone score (TBS). Met...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Barbosa, Mário Rui Mascarenhas, Manuel Bicho, João Janeiro, António Gouveia Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
Subjects:
Hyperthyroidism
Men
Fractures
Bone mineral density
Vertebral fracture assessment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525517300468

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