CONTEXT: Molecular and cell biology studies have demonstrated an association between
bone and arterial wall disease, but the significance of a population-level association is less
clear and potentially confounded by inability to account for shared risk factors. OBJECTIVE:
To test population-level associations between atherosclerosis types and bone integrity.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Volumetric trabecular lumbar bone mineral density (vBMD),
ankle-brachial index (ABI), intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid (CCA-IMT) …