Drinka P J, Bauwens S F, DeSmet A A
Wisconsin Veterans Home, King 54946.
Wis Med J. 1992 Jun;91(6):299-301.
Previous radiographic studies have suggested a positive relationship between two degenerative processes associated with aging: calcification of the abdominal aorta and osteoporosis. Such a relationship has not been studied using modern quantitative densitometry. Aortic calcification was quantified on spinal radiographs from 112 elderly men. Bone mineral density was determined at six scanning sites using photon densitometry. There was no significant correlation between aortic calcification and bone mineral density at any of the scanning sites when the effect of age was held constant in the statistical analysis.
先前的影像学研究表明，与衰老相关的两个退行性过程之间存在正相关关系：腹主动脉钙化和骨质疏松症。尚未使用现代定量密度测定法对这种关系进行研究。对112名老年男性的脊柱X光片上的主动脉钙化进行了量化。使用光子密度测定法在六个扫描部位测定骨矿物质密度。在统计分析中，当年龄的影响保持恒定时，主动脉钙化与任何扫描部位的骨矿物质密度之间均无显著相关性。
