Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: Low bone mineral density is related to atherosclerosis in postmenopausal Moroccan women
Number | 72 Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.2 ± 8.3 |
Years since menopause (years) | 12.0 ± 8.2 |
Number of pregnancies | 5.2 ± 3.4 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.7 ± 4.5 |
Physical activity score (min/week) | 3448 ± 1053 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 137 ± 17 |
Serum level | Â |
   Triglyceride (g/l) | 1.3 ± 0.7 |
   Total Cholesterol (g/l) | 2.1 ± 0.3 |
   high-density lipoprotein (g/l) | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
   low-density lipoprotein (g/l) | 1.2 ± 0.3 |
CA IMT (mm) | 0.8 ± 0.4 |
FA IMT (mm) | 0.8 ± 0.3 |
Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm2) | 0.917 ± 0.172 |
Trochanter BMD (g/cm2) | 0.669 ± 0.121 |
Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) | 0.823 ± 0.109 |
Ward triangle BMD (g/cm2) | 0.645 ± 0.140 |
Femoral total BMD (g/cm2) | 0.860 ± 0.111 |
| Â | Number (Percentage) |
Current smoking | 2 (2.8) |
Osteoporosis | 40 (55.6) |
History of personal peripheral osteoporotic fractures | 13 (18.1) |
Number of individuals with plaque | 61 (84.7) |
   Femoral Plaque | 26 (36.1) |
   Carotid Plaque | 43 (59.7) |
Plaques echogenicity | Â |
   No plaque | 11 (15.3) |
   Type I echolucent | 23 (31.9) |
   Type II predominantly echolucent | 12 (16.7) |
   Type III predominantly echogenic | 7 (9.7) |
   Type IV echogenic | 19 (26.4) |