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Hmg CoA reductase inhibitors and the skeleton: a comprehensive review by BAUER, D. C

“…Recent studies suggest that the mevalonate pathway plays an important role in skeletal metabolism. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors ("statins"), which inhibit a…”
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Inflammatory markers are associated with ventilatory limitation and muscle dysfunction in obstructive lung disease in well functioning elderly subjects by Yende, S, Waterer, G W, Tolley, E A, Newman, A B, Bauer, D C, Taaffe, D R, Jensen, R, Crapo, R, Rubin, S, Nevitt, M, Simonsick, E M, Satterfield, S, Harris, T, Kritchevsky, S B

“…Background: Inflammatory markers are increased in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are hypothesised to play an important part in muscle…”
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Quantitative ultrasound predicts hip and non-spine fracture in men : the MrOS study by BAUER, D. C, EWING, S. K, CAULEY, J. A, ENSRUD, K. E, CUMMINGS, S. R, ORWOLL, E. S

“…Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is associated with fracture risk in women, but there are few data in men. We studied 5,607 older men and found that QUS predicts…”
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Rate and circumstances of clinical vertebral fractures in older men by Freitas, S. S., Barrett-Connor, E., Ensrud, K. E., Fink, H. A., Bauer, D. C., Cawthon, P. M., Lambert, L. C., Orwoll, E. S.

“…Summary We examined the rate of clinical vertebral fractures, and the circumstances associated with the fractures, in a cohort of 5,995 US older men. Fractures…”
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Arterialized Venous Bicarbonate Is Associated With Lower Bone Mineral Density and an Increased Rate of Bone Loss in Older Men and Women by Tabatabai, L. S, Cummings, S. R, Tylavsky, F. A, Bauer, D. C, Cauley, J. A, Kritchevsky, S. B, Newman, A, Simonsick, E. M, Harris, T. B, Sebastian, A, Sellmeyer, D. E, for the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

“…Context: Higher dietary net acid loads have been associated with increased bone resorption, reduced bone mineral density (BMD), and increased fracture risk…”
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Short-Term Changes in Bone Turnover Markers and Bone Mineral Density Response to Parathyroid Hormone in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis by Bauer, D. C., Garnero, P., Bilezikian, J. P., Greenspan, S. L., Ensrud, K. E., Rosen, C. J., Palermo, L., Black, D. M.

“…Context: Treatment of osteoporotic women with PTH increases biochemical markers of bone turnover, increases axial bone mineral density (BMD), and reduces…”
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Laboratory reproducibility of biochemical markers of bone turnover in clinical practice by Schafer, A. L, Vittinghoff, E, Ramachandran, R, Mahmoudi, N, Bauer, D. C

“…Summary To determine the laboratory reproducibility of urine N-telopeptide and serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase measurements, we sent identical…”
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Incidence and risk factors for a second hip fracture in elderly women. The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures by CHAPURLAT, R. D, BAUER, D. C, NEVITT, M, STONE, K, CUMMINGS, S. R

“…Women with hip fracture have an increased risk of second hip fracture but other risk factors for a second hip fracture have not been established. We sought to…”
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Impaired muscle strength is associated with fractures in hemodialysis patients by JAMAL, S. A, LEITER, R. E, JASSAL, V, HAMILTON, C. J, BAUER, D. C

“…Fractures are extremely common among hemodialysis (HD) patients. To assess if bone mineral density (BMD) and/or tests of muscle strength were associated with…”
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Radiological criteria for atypical features of femur fractures: what we can learn when applied in a clinical study setting by LeBlanc, E.S., Rosales, A.G., Genant, H.K., Dell, R.M., Friess, D.M., Boardman, D.L., Santora, A.C., Bauer, D.C., de Papp, A.E., Black, D.M., Orwoll, E.S.

“…Summary The paper focuses on the identification of atypical fractures (AFFs). This paper examines the concordance between objective classification and expert…”
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Clinical use of biochemical markers of bone remodeling : Current status and future directions by LOOKER, A. C, BAUER, D. C, CHESNUT, C. H, GUNDBERG, C. M, HOCHBERG, M. C, KLEE, G, KLEEREKOPER, M, WATTS, N. B, BELL, N. H

“…Biochemical markers of bone turnover provide a means of evaluating skeletal dynamics that complements static measurements of bone mineral density (BMD). This…”
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Association between aortic calcification and total and cardiovascular mortality in older women by Rodondi, N., Taylor, B. C., Bauer, D. C., Lui, L.‐Y., Vogt, M. T., Fink, H. A., Browner, W. S., Cummings, S. R., Ensrud, K. E.

“… Objectives.  To determine whether older women with abdominal aortic calcification had a greater cardiovascular and all‐cause mortality, as such data are…”
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Risk for fracture in women with low serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone by BAUER, Douglas C, ETTINGER, Bruce, NEVITT, Michael C, STONE, Katie L

“…Biochemical evidence of hyperthyroidism may be associated with low bone mass, particularly in older postmenopausal women, but no prospective studies of thyroid…”
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Case‐Only Analysis of Treatment–Covariate Interactions in Clinical Trials by Vittinghoff, E., Bauer, D. C.

“…Differential effectiveness of treatments across subgroups defined by pretreatment variables are of increasing interest, particularly in the expanding research…”
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Potential for bone turnover markers to cost-effectively identify and select post-menopausal osteopenic women at high risk of fracture for bisphosphonate therapy by SCHOUSBOE, J. T, BAUER, D. C, NYMAN, J. A, KANE, R. L, MELTON, L. J, ENSRUD, K. E

“…Over half of all fractures among post-menopausal women occur in those who do not have osteoporosis by bone density criteria. Measurement of bone turnover may…”
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Measuring Fitness in Healthy Older Adults: The Health ABC Long Distance Corridor Walk by Simonsick, Eleanor M., Montgomery, Polly S., Newman, Anne B., Bauer, Douglas C., Harris, Tamara

“…OBJECTIVES: The Health ABC Long Distance Corridor Walk (LDCW) was designed to extend the testing range of self‐paced walking tests of fitness for older adults…”
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Genetic markers for ancestry are correlated with body composition traits in older African Americans by SHAFFER, J. R, KAMMERER, C. M, HARRIS, T. B, TYLAVSKY, F, FERRELL, R. E, ZMUDA, J. M, REICH, D, MCDONALD, G, PATTERSON, N, GOODPASTER, B, BAUER, D. C, LI, J, NEWMAN, A. B, CAULEY, J. A

“…Individual-specific percent European ancestry was assessed in 1,277 African Americans. We found significant correlations between proportion of European…”
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Vertebral Fractures: Clinical Importance and Management by Kendler, D.L., MD, Bauer, D.C., MD, Davison, K.S., PhD, Dian, L., MBBS, Hanley, D.A., MD, Harris, S.T., MD, McClung, M.R., MD, Miller, P.D., MD, Schousboe, J.T., MD, Yuen, C.K., MD, MBA, Lewiecki, E.M., MD

“…Abstract Vertebral fractures are common and can result in acute and chronic pain, decreases in quality of life, and diminished lifespan. The identification of…”
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European ancestry and resting metabolic rate in older African Americans by Manini, T M, Patel, K V, Bauer, D C, Ziv, E, Schoeller, D A, Mackey, D C, Li, R, Newman, A B, Nalls, M, Zmuda, J M, Harris, T B

“…Background/Objectives: Resting metabolic rate (RMR) contributes 60–80% of total energy expenditure and is consistently lower in populations of African descent…”
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Race and Sex Effects on the Association Between Muscle Strength, Soft Tissue, and Bone Mineral Density in Healthy Elders: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study by Taaffe, Dennis R., Cauley, Jane A., Danielson, Michelle, Nevitt, Michael C., Lang, Thomas F., Bauer, Douglas C., Harris, Tamara B.

“…Two factors generally reported to influence bone density are body composition and muscle strength. However, it is unclear if these relationships are consistent…”
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