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Objective To study the relationship between TCM syndromes and grip strength of postmenopausal osteoporosis ( PMOP) patients. Methods Selected 142 cases of postmenopausal osteoporosis women (osteoporosis group) and 39 cases of postmenopausal non-osteoporosis women (non-osteoporosis group) included in Jinan communities and the osteoporosis clinics of Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from November 2017 to October 2018. According to the TCM syndrome differentiation, the patients in osteoporosis group were divided into three groups: Liver and kidney yin deficiency group, spleen and kidney yang deficiency group and kidney deficiency and blood stasis group, the general indicators of the subjects were collected. Study whether there is any difference in grip strength on the TCM syndromes of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Results The age and menopause years of the osteoporosis group were higher than those of the non-osteoporosis group ( PO. 05) . The weight of liver and kidney yin deficiency group was greater than that of spleen and kidney yang deficiency group ( P

Objective To explore the correlation between bone mineral density and grip strength in elder female patients with type 2 diabetes． Methods A total of 112 elder female patients aged over 60 years old with type 2 diabetes were included in the study． Body mass index ( BMI) was calculated． Levels of glycosylated hemoglobin ( HBA1c) ，serum CＲP and IL － 6，and grip strength were measured． Appendicular skeletal muscle mass ( ASM) and bone mineral density ( BMD) were assessed with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry． The relationship between BMD and grip strength，skeletal muscle mass，inflammatory cytokines were evaluated． Ｒesults Patients with osteoporosis had lower levels of BMI，appendicular skeletal muscle mass，and grip strength than those without osteoporosis ( P ＜ 0. 001) ． There was no significant difference in serum levels of CＲP and IL-6 between the two groups． Correlation analysis showed that age was negatively correlated to BMD of the femoral head of the left and right hips ( r = － 0. 248， P = 0. 008; r = － 0. 232，P = 0. 014，respectively) ． There was a significant positive correlation between ASM and BMD of the lumber vertebrae ( r = 0. 280，P = 0. 003) ． BMI and grip strength were positively correlated to BMD of the femoral head of both sides and the lumber vertebrae ( r = 0. 207 － 0. 372，P ＜ 0. 05 － P ＜ 0. 001) ． Multiple stepwise logistic analysis showed that BMI and grip strength were independent risk factors for osteoporosis ( OＲ = 1. 24，P = 0. 002; OＲ = 1. 14，P = 0. 005，respectively) ． Conclusion Grip strength but not muscle mass is the independent risk factor for osteoporosis in elder female patients with type 2 diabetes． [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To study the correlation between handgrip and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Methods The handgrip and BMD were measured in 120 postmenopausal women. The patients were divided into ≤60 yrs group, 61-70 yrs group, and >70 yrs group. The effect of age on handgrip and BMD was studied. The correlation between handgrip and BMD was studied with univariate Person's analysis and scattered diagram. Results The maximal handgrip was 25.86±4.77 kg in the patients aged ≤60 yrs, 23.37±4.64 kg in the patients aged 61-70 yrs, and 16.63±5.40 kg in the patients aged >70yrs. BMD showed that 65 patients had T score ≤ -2.5 at the femoral neck and 90 patients had T score ≤ -2.5 at the lumbar spine. The handgrip and BMD decreased with increase of age in postmenopausal women. Conclusion The greater handgrip it is, the higher BMD at the femoral neck and lumbar spine in the postmenopausal women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To investigate the status of bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition in middle-aged and elderly people in Beijing, and to explore the relationship among BMD, somatometric measurement, and body composition. Methods BMD of 255 older than 40-year-old participants was measured using Metriscan. Meanwhile, body fat and body fat percentage etc. were measured using a body composition analyzer and the somatometric measurement data including body height, weight, and so on, were obtained. Results (1) Taking every 10 years as a division, the participants were divided into divisions. With the increase of age, BMD decreased gradually, especially in women aging from 60 to 69 years old, comparing to that in 50 to 59 years old (P<0.05). BMD was significantly different between the two genders at the same age (P<0.05), and bone health status was worse in females than in males. (2) BMD was positively correlated with body height, body weight, right or left handgrip strength, muscles, lean body weight, protein, and mineral salt, but was negatively correlated with body fat percentage (P<0.01). Conclusion There were close relationship between BMD and body height, body weight, right or left handgrip strength, muscles, lean body weight, protein, and mineral salt. Therefore, they also can be used as indirect reference values to assess bone health status. Lean body weight and muscle are the major determinants of BMD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]