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- Title
Low-Dose Hydrochlorothiazide and Preservation of Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults.
- Authors
LaCroix, Andrea Z.; Ott, Susan M.; Ichikawa, Laura; Scholes, Delia; Barlow, William E.
- Abstract
Determines the effect of hydrochlorothiazide on rates of bone loss in older adults. Administration of hydrochlorothiazide and placebo to three study groups; Use of dual-energy x-ray absroptiometry at the total hip, posterior-anterior spine and total body; Differences in percentage values between the three body locations; Greater degree of influence of the treatment for the female sex.
- Subjects
BONE diseases; OLDER people; PLACEBOS
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000, Vol 133, Issue 7, p516
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-133-7-200010030-00010