Serum uric acid levels in relation to bone-related phenotypes in men and women.

doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2012.05.008

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Serum uric acid levels in relation to bone-related phenotypes in men and women.

Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry - 1 Jan 2000

Sritara Chanika, Ongphiphadhanakul Boonsong, Chailurkit Laor, Yamwong Sukit, Ratanachaiwong Wipa, Sritara Piyamitr

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Serum uric acid levels have recently been found to be associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly males. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between bone-related phenotypes and serum uric acid levels in young and middle-aged males and females. Subjects consisted of 1320 males and 485 females aged 25-54 yr. Bone densitometry and quantitative ultrasonometry (QUS) were...

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