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© 1984 Oxford University Press

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MINERAL DENSITY OF CALCANEUS IN MEN AT DIFFERENT AGES: A POPULATION STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LIFE-STYLE FACTORS

HARRI SUOMINEN, Assistant Professor, EINO HEIKKINEN, Professor In Public Health, PAULI VAINIO, Assistant Physicist and TAPANI LAHTINEN, Physicist

Jyvaskyla Studies on, Functional Aging, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla SF-40100 Jyvaskyla 10, Finland
Department of Radiotherapy, University Central Hospital SF-70210 Kuopio 21, Finland

The mineral density of the calcaneus was measured in representative samples of men, aged 31–35, 51–55, and 71–75 years, utilizing a 125I-gamma-ray attenuation method. There was a gradual decrease in bone mineral density from the youngest to the oldest age group. Those men who participated in regular physical activity or who were non-smokers showed higher values for bone mineral density when compared to sedentary men or smokers, respectively. Furthermore, bone mineral density correlated positively with physical performance capacity and negatively with the prevalence of chronic diseases.


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