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Osteoporotic vertebral deformity in elderly Chinese men: bone mineral density, body composition and health consequences.

by Chan Kwai Foon May. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-114). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Declaration --- p.2 / Abstract --- p.3 / Abstract in Chinese --- p.6 / Acknowledgements --- p.8 / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Osteoporosis : The relationship between aging and skeletal organization between men and women --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1. --- Skeletal organization --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- Bone structure --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- Bone metabolism --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.3. --- Peak bone mass --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2. --- Bone loss between men and women --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- Aging and bone loss --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- Clinical aspects of bone loss in men and women --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Vertebral deformity : Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1. --- Bone mineral density --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Types of vertebral deformity --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Clinical diagnosis in vertebral deformity --- p.24 / Chapter 3.1.3. --- Bone mineral density measurements --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.4. --- Vertebral deformity and bone mineral density --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2. --- Bone composition --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Literature Review on Health Consequences of Vertebral Deformity --- p.36 / Chapter 4.1. --- Back pain --- p.36 / Chapter 4.1.1. --- Back pain and vertebral deformity --- p.36 / Chapter 4.1.2. --- Back pain in men and women with vertebral deformity --- p.38 / Chapter 4.2. --- Morale and functional limitation and vertebral deformities --- p.39 / Chapter 4.2.1. --- Function evaluation : The Barthel Index --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2.2. --- Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Objectives --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- "Subjects and methods for phase I: anthropometric measurement, body composition and bone mineral density measurement in vertebral deformity patients and controls" --- p.44 / Chapter 6.1. --- Study subjects --- p.44 / Chapter 6.2. --- Radiology and digitization protocol for diagnosis vertebral deformity --- p.46 / Chapter 6.3. --- Diagnosis of vertebral deformity --- p.48 / Chapter 6.4. --- Body composition and bone mineral density measurements --- p.54 / Chapter 6.4.1. --- Body composition analysis --- p.54 / Chapter 6.4.2. --- Lumbar spine and hip bone mineral analysis --- p.54 / Chapter 6.5. --- Quality control --- p.56 / Chapter 6.5.1. --- Routine quality control of measurements --- p.56 / Chapter 6.5.2. --- Precision on patient repositioning --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 7. --- Subjects and methods for phase II: health consequences of vertebral deformity patients and controls --- p.57 / Chapter 7.1. --- Questionnaire on health consequences --- p.57 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Back pain and disability --- p.57 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Activities of daily living --- p.59 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- Morale --- p.59 / Chapter 7.2. --- Statistical methods --- p.60 / Chapter 7.2.1. --- Bone mineral density and body composition --- p.60 / Chapter 7.2.2. --- Back pain and disability --- p.60 / Chapter 7.2.3. --- Activities of daily living and morale --- p.61 / Chapter Chapter 8. --- "Results for phase I: anthropometric measurement, body composition and bone mineral density measurement in vertebral deformity patients and controls" --- p.62 / Chapter 8.1. --- Demographic characteristics of study population --- p.62 / Chapter 8.2. --- Anthropometric measurements : Body composition and bone mineral density --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter 9. --- Results for phase II: Health Consequences of vertebral deformity patients and control --- p.76 / Chapter 9.1. --- Back pain --- p.76 / Chapter 9.2. --- Disability --- p.78 / Chapter 9.3. --- Activities of daily living --- p.81 / Chapter 9.4. --- Morale --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 10. --- Discussion I --- p.83 / Chapter 10.1. --- Study Sample --- p.83 / Chapter 10.2. --- Digitization method and definition of vertebral deformity --- p.84 / Chapter 10.3. --- Methods for bone mineral density measurement --- p.87 / Chapter 10.4. --- Questionnaire validity --- p.88 / Chapter 10.4.1. --- Back pain and disability --- p.88 / Chapter 10.4.2. --- Barthel Index --- p.88 / Chapter 10.4.3. --- Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale --- p.89 / Chapter Chapter 11. --- Discussion II --- p.92 / Chapter 11.1 . --- Body composition and bone mineral density --- p.92 / Chapter 11.2. --- Differences of vertebral deformity between Chinese men and Caucasian men --- p.93 / Chapter 11.3. --- Health consequences in Chinese men --- p.96 / Chapter 11.4. --- Comparison of health consequences between Chinese men and Caucasian men --- p.98 / Chapter 11.5. --- Variation of health consequences between Chinese men and Chinese women --- p.101 / Chapter 11.5.1. --- Back pain and disability --- p.101 / Chapter 11.5.2. --- Morale --- p.102 / Chapter Chapter 12. --- Conclusion --- p.103 / Reference --- p.104 / Appendix I --- p.115 / Appendix II Publication

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323024
Date January 2000
ContributorsChan, Kwai Foon May., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 121 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageHong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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