J Korean Acad Fam Med.  2006 Aug;27(8):607-611.

Relationship between Bone Mineral Density and Pulmonary Function in Adult Females

• Lee KS
• Lee JR
• Youn CH
• Lee JB

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Reduced pulmonary function is a common outcome in pulmonary patients with reduced bone mineral density. But, there are few studies on the relationship in adult females who do not have pulmonary diseases. Thus, this study was to assess the correlation between bone mineral density and pulmonary function in healthy women.
METHODS
A total of 193 subjects was selected among adult females who visited a health promotion center. BMD was measured by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and T-score of lumbar spine (L1-L4) was used. Pulmonary function was measured by spirometer and questionnaire survey was used to obtain information from the subjects.
RESULTS
Mean T-score of L-spine was -0.284, FEV1 (pred %) was 98.82% and BMI was 23.50 kg/m2. The results showed positive correlation (0.128) between BMD and FEV1 by multiple regression analysis (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
As FEV1 of subjects increased, BMD increased in adult women who did not have pulmonary diseases.

Keyword

BMD; pulmonary function; exercise

MeSH Terms

Absorptiometry, Photon
Adult*
Bone Density*
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Lung Diseases
Spine
Surveys and Questionnaires