Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Incidence and Correlation with Demographic and Clinical Variables

The presence of high IgA levels in serum from patients with ankylosing spondylitis (7,8), rheumatoid arthritis (4), and JCA and its correlation with IgA-AT levels suggest that IgA

Correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) of the femoral neck and weight (A) and between BMD of the femoral neck and insulin-like growth factor I (IGFI) (B) of normal

We found that serum vaspin levels are related with endothelial function, and signi fi cantly decreased in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, compared to controls.. Our study

Total body and segmental relative body fat (lower limbs and trunk) were positively correlated (p<0.05) with bone mineral density in the overweight group.. Upper limb fat

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how bone mineral density in the calcaneus measured by a dual energy X-ray laser (DXL) correlates with bone mineral density in the spine and hip in Turkish

3) Identification of user session for individual and multi-session selection and detailed analysis of the selected session. This instrument can also be used to make some analysis on

Os fatores apontados à colaboração disto pelos participantes foram o tempo prolongado de permanência na SRPA, a verbalização de desconforto térmico e o tremor

Three additional patients had spinal fractures surgically treated (37.5%) and one patient was operated because of a cervical kyphotic deformity (12.5%).. There were no deaths