PubMed · 11515511
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J K Anand. 2001-08-11. Multiple vaccination.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05641-0
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OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the effect of multiple pregnancies on lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS: The BMD of the lumbar spines (L2-L4) of 1,113 healthy women was measured within 7 days of childbirth. In addition 113 women had spine BMD measurements after their next delivery. RESULTS: In the cross-sectional study, there was no apparent effect of parity on lumbar BMD. In the longitudinal study, the mean BMD after the next delivery was significantly higher than that after the initial delivery (1.019 +/- 0.115 g/cm(2) vs. 1.006 +/- 0.117 g/cm(2), P = 0.001, paired t test) with a percent change (DeltaBMD%) of 1.4 +/- 4.2%. Multiple regression analysis to identify independent predictors of DeltaBMD% showed a negative correlation with maternal age at the subsequent delivery (P = 0.033) but no correlation of DeltaBMD% with the length of lactation between the scans. CONCLUSION: Multiple pregnancies may not reduce maternal lumbar BMD, although the percentage decrease in BMD was greater in older women at the subsequent delivery. The length of lactation between the scans had no effect on these results.
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