| High blood
pressure is linked to bone loss
A study of elderly
women finds that those with high blood pressure suffer greater bone
loss.
References:
Cappuccio, F.P.
. . . J.M. Zmuda, et al. 1999. High blood pressure and
bone-mineral loss in elderly white women: A prospective study. Lancet
354(Sept. 18):971.
Further Readings:
Browner, W.S., et
al. 1993. Association between low bone density and stroke in elderly
women: The study of osteoporotic fractures. Stroke 24:940.
Grobbee, D.E., et
al. 1996. Blood pressure and bone density are inversely related in
the elderly. Journal of Hypertension 14:S35.
Tsuda, J., I.
Nishio, and Y. Masuyama. 1998. Is hypertension a risk factor for
osteoporosis? Dual energy X-ray absorptiometric investigation. Journal
of Hypertension 16:S209.
Sources:
Francesco P.
Cappuccio
St. George’s Hospital Medical School
Department of Medicine
Blood Pressure Unit
London SW17 0RE
United Kingdom
Jeri W. Nieves
Helen Hayes Hospital
Clinical Research Center
HOTP, Route 9W
West Haverstraw, NY 10993
Joseph M. Zmuda
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Epidemiology
130 Desoto Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 13, September 25, 1999, p. 199. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |