据美国华盛顿州西雅图市研究者最近的发现,老年COPD患者应监测骨密度以预防骨质疏松症的发生。研究者先进行了假设:既然吸烟和久坐的生活方式是COPD和骨质疏松症的共同风险,那么患慢性肺部疾患的病人其骨质代谢也可能是紊乱的。为验证这一假说,Dr.Davis及其同事对参加全美健康检查和营养调查Ⅲ的5 787名50岁及以上的男女 According to a recent study by researchers in Seattle, Washington, USA, elderly patients with COPD should be monitored for bone mineral density to prevent osteoporosis. The researchers first made the assumption that since smoking and sedentary lifestyles are a common risk of COPD and osteoporosis, bone metabolism may also be disordered in patients with chronic lung disease. To test this hypothesis, Dr. Davis and colleagues evaluated 5,787 men and women aged 50 and over who participated in the National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey III