Association of Muscle Strength and Bone Mineral Density in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Emily D. Joyce, MD, Vikki G. Nolan, DSc, MPH, Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, Robert J. Ferry, MD, Leslie L. Robison, PhD, Ching-Hon Pui, MD, Melissa M. Hudson, MD, Sue C. Kaste, DO Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 92, Issue 6, Pages 873-879 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.039 Copyright © 2011 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Recruitment details of ALL survivors. Seventy-one declined any participation, 93 agreed to survey only or home-health evaluation conducted by Examination Management Services Inc, and 38 declined, but agreed to be contacted in 1 year. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011 92, 873-879DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.039) Copyright © 2011 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Association between handgrip strength (kg) and arm BMD (g/cm3). Variation in (A) left and (B) right handgrip strength explains 56% of the variation in corresponding BMD when adjusted for age at diagnosis, sex, time since diagnosis, height, weight, osteoporosis medication use, cranial radiation, and scheduled glucocorticoids dose: left-hand adjusted R2=0.558 and right-hand adjusted R2=0.560. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011 92, 873-879DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2010.12.039) Copyright © 2011 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions