Effect of self-reported walking difficulty on bone mass and bone resorption marker in japanese people aged 40 years and over

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• who: Yasuyo Abe from the Subjects were community-dwelling people aged , years and older at Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, who were invited to participate in periodic health examinations in, A total of , people (, men and , women) participated in the study. Subjects were asked if they had difficulty walking , m on a level surface (walking difficulty). Calcaneal stiffness index (bone mass) was measured using a Lunar Achilles device (GE Lunar Corp [, ]. Madison, WI). Spot urine samples (8:00-10:, am) were collected. Urinary, terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (NTx), a marker of bone resorption, was measured . . .
  

   

  

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