Prevalence of low forearm bone mineral density in Bulgarian men: a pilot study.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis at the distal forearm in a male cohort referred for bone density testing and to compare it to published data of Bulgarian women.

Design And Subjects: 315 consecutive Bulgarian men aged 20 to 84 years were included (mean age 53.74 +/- 14.

Determinants of thyroid volume in schoolchildren: fat-free mass versus body fat mass--a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between thyroid volume and body composition in schoolchildren 11 to 15 years of age.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 126 girls and 86 boys who were living in an urban area and receiving iodine supplementation. The medical history was reviewed.