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Abdominal obesity and risk of hip fracture: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
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- Obesity and risk of fracture in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis of cohort studies.Annals of medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between dairy consumption and the risk of hip fracture: critical interpretation of the currently available evidence.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020Pooled it
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- Bone Health in Metabolic Syndrome-Is It a Neglected Aspect of Dysmetabolic-Related Diseases?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Central obesity is more strongly associated with vertebral fractures than general obesity: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Association Between Waist Circumference and the Risk of Osteoporosis in Non-overweight US Adults.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Fracture Risk Assessment in Metabolic Syndrome in Terms of Secondary Osteoporosis Potential. A Narrative Review.Calcified tissue international · 2025Review
- Bone Quality Indices Correlate with Growth Hormone Secretory Capacity in Women Affected by Weight Excess: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Structural equation model analysis of the effect of visceral fat on osteoporosis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Fat as a Friend or Foe of the Bone.Current osteoporosis reports · 2024Review
- Relationships between obesity markers and bone parameters in community-dwelling older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Improved femoral micro-architecture in adult male individuals with overweight: fracture resistance due to regional specificities.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Association of Body Mass Index and Fracture Risk Varied by Affected Bones in Patients with Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2023Article
- Association between Wrist Circumference and Risk of Any Fracture in Adults: Findings from 15 Years of Follow-Up in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Bone, fat, and muscle interactions in health and disease.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Review
- Effect of obesity on fragility fractures, BMD and vitamin D levels in postmenopausal women. Influence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Acta diabetologica · 2022Article
- Weight change and the risk of hip fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide cohort study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
- Obesity and Bone Health: A Complex Relationship.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- General and abdominal obesity operate differently as influencing factors of fracture risk in old adults.iScience · 2022Article
- The relationship between central obesity and bone mineral density: a Mendelian randomization study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2022Article
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Abstract
We conducted a meta-analysis to qualitatively summarize the evidence of the association between abdominal obesity and hip fracture risk. The results indicated that abdominal obesity as measured by waist circumference and waist-hip ratio might be associated with an increased risk of hip fracture.
introductionEpidemiological investigations evaluating the association of abdominal obesity with hip fracture risk have yielded conflicting results. Therefore, a meta-analysis was conducted to qualitatively summarize the evidence of the associations between waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and hip circumference and the risk of hip fracture, respectively.
methodsPubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched for relevant articles published up to March 2017. Pooled relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with a random-effects model. Dose-response relationship was assessed by restricted cubic spline.
resultsSeven studies involving 180,600 participants for hip circumference, six studies involving 199,828 participants for waist-hip ratio, and five studies involving 170,796 participants for waist circumference were finally included in this meta-analysis. The combined RRs with 95% CIs of hip fracture for the highest versus lowest category of waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and hip circumference were 1.58 (95% CI 1.20-2.08), 1.32 (95% CI 1.15-1.52), and 0.87 (95% CI 0.74-1.02), respectively. For dose-response analysis, a nonlinear relationship was found (P
conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggested that abdominal obesity as measured by waist circumference and waist-hip ratio might be associated with an increased risk of hip fracture. From a public health perspective, indicators of abdominal obesity may be usable predictors of hip fracture risk.
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