Yuen, Wing Ki. / "June 2008." / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-58). / Abstracts in English and Chinese, some text in appendix also in Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.2 / Abstract --- p.3 / Table of Contents --- p.5 / List of Tables --- p.8 / List of Figures --- p.9 / CHAPTER / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.11 / Purpose of the Study --- p.12 / Hypotheses --- p.12 / Chapter 2. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.13 / Chapter 3. --- METHODS --- p.17 / Study population --- p.17 / Aerobic Capacity of Apparently Healthy Hong Kong Population --- p.17 / Mr Os and Ms Os --- p.18 / Recruitment of subjects --- p.19 / Chapter (a) --- Relationship between age and vBMD for the Chinese population using pQCT --- p.19 / Chapter (b) --- Risk factors for vBMD in peripheral sites --- p.20 / Chapter (c) --- Performance of pQCT and DXA on fracture discrimination --- p.20 / Subject inclusion and exclusion criteria --- p.21 / Interview and questionnaire --- p.21 / Anthropometric measurements --- p.22 / Overall health and medication --- p.22 / Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption --- p.23 / Grip strength --- p.23 / Physical activity --- p.23 / Walking speed --- p.23 / Assessment of fracture case --- p.24 / Incident fracture --- p.24 / Bone Mineral Measurements --- p.24 / pQCT measurement --- p.24 / DXA measurement --- p.25 / Statistical Analysis --- p.26 / Chapter 4. --- RESULTS --- p.27 / Chapter (a) --- Relationship between age and vBMD for the Chinese population using pQCT --- p.27 / Chapter (b) --- Risk factors for vBMD in peripheral sites --- p.29 / Lifestyle factors --- p.29 / Medical history and medications --- p.30 / Fracture history --- p.30 / Multivariate model --- p.30 / Chapter (c) --- Performance of pQCT and DXA on fracture discrimination --- p.31 / Chapter 5. --- DISCUSSION --- p.33 / Relationship between age and vBMD for the Chinese population using pQCT --- p.33 / Risk factors for vBMD in peripheral sites --- p.36 / Performance of pQCT and DXA on fracture discrimination --- p.39 / Limitations --- p.42 / Conclusion --- p.42 / Reference --- p.44 / Appendix --- p.84 / Chapter A) --- Informed Consent Form --- p.84 / Chapter B) --- Medical Record Consent Form --- p.86 / Chapter C) --- MrOs/ MsOs baseline Questionnaire --- p.87 / Chapter D) --- MrOs/ MsOs Physical Measurement Questionnaire --- p.111 / Chapter E) --- MrOs/ MsOs follow-up Questionnaire --- p.120
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326261 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Contributors | Yuen, Wing Ki., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Public Health. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 122 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 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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