Bone Mineral Density in Navajo Men and Women and Comparison to Non-Hispanic Whites from NHANES (2005-2008). To describe bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip and spine and prevalence of low bone mass and osteoporosis in Navajo men and women across age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) compared with non-Hispanic (NH) Whites from NHANES (2005-2008).



NHANES
Cross-sectional dual energy x-ray absorptiometry measurements at the hip and spine in 1,097 participants from the Education and Research Towards Health study.



dual energy x-ray absorptiometry