by Martin Li. / Year shown on spine: 1997. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-157). / DECLARATION --- p.II / ABSTRACT --- p.III / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.VII / CONTENTS --- p.VIII / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.XIV / LIST OF TABLES --- p.XVI / LIST OF CHART --- p.XXIII / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.XXIV / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE: PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL ASPECTS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Magnitude of the problem --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1. --- Asthma --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.3. --- Prevalence of osteoporosis in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.4. --- History of asthma care --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.5. --- Treatment of OAD --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3. --- Side effects of Glucocorticoid in OAD patients --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4. --- Side effccts of inhaled corticosteroids in OAD patients --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5. --- Trend of asthma therapy in Hong Kong --- p.8 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- OSTEOPOROSIS: PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL ASPECTS --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1. --- Bone Biology --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2. --- Skeletal Organisation --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3. --- Bone remodelling --- p.12 / Chapter 2.4. --- Effect of corticosteroids on bone remodelling --- p.13 / Chapter 2.5. --- Corticosteroids induccs osteoporosis --- p.13 / Chapter 2.6. --- Factors affecting BMD --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6.1. --- Peak bone mass --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6.2. --- Ethnic factors --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6.3. --- Aging --- p.15 / Chapter 2.6.4. --- Calcium intake --- p.15 / Chapter 2.6.5. --- Oestrogen --- p.16 / Chapter 2.6.6. --- Alcohol consumption --- p.17 / Chapter 2.6.7. --- Cigarette smoking --- p.17 / Chapter 2.7. --- Physical activity and BMD --- p.17 / Chapter 2.8. --- Body composition in Chinese subjects --- p.18 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- "PHASE I: BODY COMPOSITION AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE PATIENT AND NORMAL CONTROL SUBJECTS: OBJECTIVES, SUBJECTS AND METHODS" --- p.20 / Chapter 3.1. --- Objectives --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2. --- Subjects and methods --- p.21 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- OAD patients --- p.21 / Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Disease definition and selection criteria --- p.21 / Chapter 3.2.1.2. --- Normal Control subjects --- p.21 / Chapter 3.3. --- Power of estimation --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4. --- Survey methods --- p.22 / Chapter 3.5. --- Questionnaire --- p.23 / Chapter 3.6. --- Body composition and bone mineral density measurement --- p.23 / Chapter 3.6.1. --- Body composition analysis --- p.24 / Chapter 3.6.2. --- Lumbar spine and proximal hip bone mineral density analysis --- p.24 / Chapter 3.6.3. --- Routine quality control of measurements --- p.24 / Chapter 3.6.4. --- Precision on patient repositioning --- p.25 / Chapter 3.7. --- Statistical methods --- p.25 / Chapter 3.8. --- Bone mineral density of normal control subjects --- p.25 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- PHASE II: FLUORIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS --- p.27 / Chapter 4.1. --- Introduction --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2. --- Mechanisms of action --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.1. --- Antiresorptive effect of fluoride --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.2. --- Force-oriented osteogenic effect of fluoride --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.3. --- Biochemical osteogenic effect --- p.29 / Chapter 4.3. --- Effect of fluoride salts on BMD: results of clinical trials --- p.29 / Chapter 4.4. --- Effcct of fluoride on bone histomorphology --- p.30 / Chapter 4.5. --- Compliance with sodium fluoride therapy --- p.31 / Chapter 4.6. --- Contradiction of fluoride treatment --- p.31 / Chapter 4.7. --- Sodium monofluorophosphate preparation --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- PHASE II: THE EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY OF OAD PATIENTS ON STEROID TREATMENT --- p.37 / Chapter 5.1. --- Objectives --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2. --- Subjects and methods --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2.1. --- Power of the study --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2.2. --- Subjects --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2.3. --- Method of randomisation --- p.38 / Chapter 5.2.4. --- Treatment modalities --- p.39 / Chapter 5.2.4.1. --- Treatment group --- p.39 / Chapter 5.2.4.2. --- Control group --- p.39 / Chapter 5.2.5. --- Bone mineral density measurements --- p.39 / Chapter 5.2.6. --- Routine quality control of measurement and precision on patient repositioning --- p.40 / Chapter 5.2.7. --- Methods of monitoring drug compliance --- p.40 / Chapter 5.2.8 --- Statistical methods --- p.40 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- RESULTS FOR PHASE I --- p.42 / Chapter 6.1. --- Statistical power of this phase of the study --- p.42 / Chapter 6.2. --- Clinical features of OAD subjects on inhaled steroid --- p.42 / Chapter 6.3. --- Anthropometric measurements and bone mineral density --- p.45 / Chapter 6.4. --- Analysis of covariance for BMDs differences --- p.48 / Chapter 6.5. --- Multiple regression --- p.50 / Chapter 6.6 --- Correlation --- p.51 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- RESULTS FOR PHASE II: FLUORIDE AND CALCIUM TRIAL --- p.81 / Chapter 7.1. --- Factors affects the power of studies --- p.81 / Chapter 7.2. --- Clinical findings --- p.82 / Chapter 7.3. --- Body measurements and bone mineral densitometry --- p.85 / Chapter CHAPTER 8: --- DISCUSSION FOR PHASE I --- p.117 / Chapter CHAPTER 9: --- DISCUSSION FOR PHASE II: TRIDIN AND CALCIUM TRIAL --- p.124 / APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OAD BONE MINERAL DENSITY STUDY --- p.132 / APPENDIX 2: BONE SCANS FROM HOLOGIC QDR2000 --- p.137 / APPENDIX 3. TABLES AND REFERENCE CURVES FOR NORMAL HONG KONG CHINESE FEMALE OR MALE BMD --- p.142 / REFERENCE --- p.150
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321930 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Li, Martin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xxv, 157 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use 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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