Showing posts with label bone fluoride levels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bone fluoride levels. Show all posts

Friday, August 26, 2011

Bone Fluoride Levels Not Associated With Osteosarcoma


A recent study performed by Lead Researcher, Chester Douglass, of Harvard University, unveiled that, investigated bone fluoride levels in individuals with osteosarcoma, (which is a rare, primary malignant bone tumor that is more prevalent in males,) found no serious association between bone fluoride levels and the risk for osteosarcoma was detected in this case-control study.

Logistic regression of the incident cases of osteosarcoma (N=137) and tumor controls (N=51;) adjusting for age and sex, as well as potential confounders of osteosarcoma were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI.)  There was no significant difference in bone fluoride levels between cases and controls.  The OR adjusted for age, gender, and a history of broken bones was 1.33 (95% CI: 0.56-3.15.)