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Genetically defined adult-type hypolactasia and self-reported lactose intolerance as risk factors of osteoporosis in Finnish postmenopausal women.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Oct 2005
Enattah N, Pekkarinen T, Välimäki M J, Löyttyniemi E, Järvelä I
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OBJECTIVE: To study the relationships of molecularly defined lactose malabsorption (LM) and self-reported lactose intolerance (LI) to bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures among Finnish postmenopausal women. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of two cohorts. SETTING: Helsinki University Central Hospital. SUBJECTS: One cohort was population-based and comprised 453 women, aged 62-78 (mean 69) y. Another comprised...
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