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- Title
Excess body fat is associated with higher risk of vertebral deformities in older women but not in men: a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Laslett, L L; Just Nee Foley, S J; Quinn, S J; Winzenberg, T M; Jones, G
- Abstract
Thinness is a risk factor for fractures, but the effect of obesity on fracture risk is less clear. We found an association between measures of obesity and prevalence and number of vertebral deformities in women but not in men, in a cross-sectional study of 1,011 participants aged 50-80 years.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2012, Vol 23, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1433-2965
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-011-1741-8