Does mandibular bone structure predict subsequent height loss? A longitudinal cohort study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several risk factors for loss of height with increasing age have been identified.

Objective

To investigate if mandibular bone structure predicts future height loss in middle-aged and elderly Swedish women.

Design

Prospective cohort study with longitudinally measured heights, radiographical assessments of the cortical bone using Klemetti's Index (normal, moderate or severely eroded cortex) and classification of the trabecular bone using an index proposed by Lindh et al (sparse, mixed or dense trabeculation). No intervention was performed.

Setting

Gothenburg, Sweden.

Participants

A population-based sample of 937 Swedish women born in 1914, 1922 and 1930 was recruited. At the baseline examination, the ages were 38, 46 and 54 years. All had

SUBMITTER: Natarajan Gavriilidou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391805 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature