Pascual García-Alfaro, Sandra García, Ignacio Rodriguez, Maria Angela Pascual, Faustino R Pérez-López
AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the association between endogenous hormones and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 798 postmenopausal women aged 47-85 years. Data were collected on age, age at menopause, years since menopause, smoking status, body mass index, adiposity, BMD, physical activity, and Vitamin D supplementation. Measured hormonal parameters were: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, ∆4-androstenedione, cortisol, insulin-like growth factor-1, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and parathormone (PTH) levels...
2023: Journal of Mid-life Health