The Effect of Short-term Treatment with Fennel on Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of Menopausal Medicine
; : 124-130, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The goal of this study is to assess the effect of fennel on bone density.METHODS:
This was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, which studied sixty eligible postmenopausal women, who were randomly assigned to fennel and placebo groups. Then, the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry was utilized to measure bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) of the spine, femoral neck, intertrochanter, and trochanter at the baseline and after three-month follow-up.RESULTS:
The mean BMD and BMC at lumbar spine (P = 0.14, P = 0.504), total hip femoral (P = 0.427, P = 0.471), trochanter (P = 0.075, P = 0.07), intertrochanter, (P = 0.864, P = 0.932) and femoral neck (P = 0.439, P = 0.641) was not significantly different between the fennel and placebo groups.CONCLUSIONS:
The results of this study did not approve the effect of fennel on bone density in post-menopausal women. However, to gain deeper insights, further studies with longer durations and larger sample sizes are recommended.Key words
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主要主题:
Spine
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Absorptiometry, Photon
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Bone Density
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Follow-Up Studies
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Postmenopause
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Sample Size
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Foeniculum
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Femur
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Femur Neck
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Hip
研究类型:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
限制:
Female
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Humans
语言:
En
期刊:
Journal of Menopausal Medicine
年:
2017
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Article