Open AccessBone Mineral Density in Navajo Men and Women and Comparison to Non-Hispanic Whites from NHANES (2005–2008)
Author(s) -
Karla L. Miller,
Tracy Frech,
Tom Greene,
Khe Ni,
Molly McFadden,
Lillian Tom-Orme,
Martha L. Slattery,
Maureen A. Murtaugh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1548-6869
pISSN - 1049-2089
DOI - 10.1353/hpu.2016.0085
Subject(s) - medicine , navajo , bone mineral , osteoporosis , body mass index , national health and nutrition examination survey , overweight , demography , gerontology , bone density , physical therapy , environmental health , population , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
To describe bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip and spine and prevalence of low bone mass and osteoporosis in Navajo men and women across age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) compared with non-Hispanic (NH) Whites from NHANES (2005-2008).