Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 503-510 , October 2008

Muscle Mass Is More Strongly Related to Hip Bone Mineral Density Than Is Quadriceps Strength or Lower Activity Level in Adults Over Age 50Year

  • Neil A. Segal

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa and VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Neil A Segal, MD, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of Iowa and VA Medical Center, 200 Hawkins Drive, 0728 JPP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1088.
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  • James C. Torner

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa and VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • ,
  • Mei Yang

      Affiliations

    • Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey R. Curtis

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • David T. Felson

      Affiliations

    • Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael C. Nevitt

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study Group

Received 10 January 2008 ,Revised 1 March 2008 ,Accepted 2 March 2008.

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 This work was funded by NIA grants to the following organizations: Boston University (David Felson, MD, 1 U01 AG18820); University of Iowa (James Torner, PhD, 1 U01 AG18832); University of Alabama (Cora E. Lewis, MD, MSPH, 1 U01 AG18947); University of California San Francisco (Michael Nevitt, PhD, 1 U01 AG19069); and NICHD through the Association of Academic Physiatrists (Neil Segal, MD, 5K12HD001097-08).

PII: S1094-6950(08)00036-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.03.001

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 503-510 , October 2008

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