ArticleJournal of epidemiology2016
Underweight Young Women Without Later Weight Gain Are at High Risk for Osteopenia After Midlife: The KOBE Study.
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- Seasonal variation in vascular dehydration risk: insights from the Kobe Orthopedic and Biomedical Epidemiologic (KOBE) study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Young Japanese Underweight Women with "Cinderella Weight" Are Prone to Malnutrition, including Vitamin Deficiencies.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Misreporting of height and weight by primary school children in Japan: a cross-sectional study on individual and environmental determinants.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Dietary Supplementation to Prevent Bone Mineral Density Loss: A Food Pyramid.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Weight Change Is Associated with Osteoporosis: A Cross Sectional Study Using the Korean Community Health Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Trends in the prevalence of underweight in women across generations in Japan.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2021Article
- Are lifestyle factors significantly associated with self-rated health among Japanese female healthcare students?BMC public health · 2021Article
- Estimated 24 h Urinary Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio Is Related to Renal Function Decline: A 6-Year Cohort Study of Japanese Urban Residents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Weight loss since early adulthood, later life risk of fracture hospitalizations, and bone mineral density: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults.Archives of osteoporosis · 2020Article
- Lack of food access and food consumption patterns of late midlife women in southeast Michigan.Michigan journal of public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough underweight young women are targets for interventions to prevent low bone mineral density (BMD), the relationship between change in body mass index (BMI) from youth to older age and BMD has not been widely investigated in community dwellers.
methodsIn 749 healthy Japanese women aged 40-74 years, BMD was measured by quantitative ultrasound and anthropometric measurements, and BMI was calculated from body weight and height. The BMI of participants at age 20 years was estimated by self-reported body weight and their present height. They were classified into four groups according to the presence of underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m
resultsThe participants who were underweight both at 20 and at present had a higher OR for osteopenia compared with those with BMI ≥18.5 kg/m
conclusionsCurrent underweight was associated with increased risk for osteopenia among Japanese women, especially in those who were underweight both at 20 and at present. To prevent low BMD in the future, maintaining appropriate body weight might be effective for young underweight women.
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