ArticleBMC women's health2021
Association between body mass index and fragility fracture in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2009 (KNHANES IV).
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- Obesity and risk of fracture in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis of cohort studies.Annals of medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Association between BMI and osteoporotic fractures at different sites in Chinese women: a case-control retrospective study in Changsha.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Influence of Obesity and Changes in Weight or BMI on Incident Fractures in Postmenopausal Women: From Peking Vertebral Fracture Study.Calcified tissue international · 2023Article
- Risk of fracture according to temporal changes of low body weight changes in adults over 40 years: a nationwide population-based cohort study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Underweight and risk of fractures in adults over 40 years using the nationwide claims database.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Identifying microbial signatures for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis using gut microbiota analyses and feature selection approaches.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Cumulative Burden of Being Underweight Increases the Risk of Hip Fracture: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Low appendicular skeletal muscle mass index is associated with the anthropometric variables of post-menopausal women.BMC geriatrics · 2022Observational
- Prevalence and Predictors of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Postmenopausal Women of Punjab, India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Influence of the appendicular skeletal muscle mass index on the bone mineral density of postmenopausal women.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe present study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk for fragility fractures in postmenopausal Korean women.
methodsAmong subjects who participated in the 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2008-2009), 2114 women ≥ 40 years of age were included. BMI was based on standards set by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity, as follows: < 18.5 kg/m
resultsThe mean (± SD) rate of fragility fracture was significantly different among the three groups: 5.9 ± 2.9% (underweight), 1.1 ± 0.3% (normal weight), and 3.0 ± 0.7% (obese) (p = 0.001). After correcting for age, family history, and treatment history of osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, smoking and drinking status, and level of exercise, multivariable regression analysis revealed that the odds ratio for fragility fracture in the underweight group was 5.48 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.80-16.73] and 3.33 (95% CI 1.61-6.87) in the obese group. After subdividing fragility fractures into vertebral and non-vertebral, the odds ratio for vertebral fracture in the underweight group was 5.49 (95% CI 1.31-23.09) times higher than that in the normal weight group; in the obese group, the non-vertebral fracture odds ratio was 3.87 (95% CI 1.45-10.33) times higher. Analysis of non-vertebral fractures in the obese group revealed an odds ratio for fracture 22.05 (95% CI 1.33-365.31) times higher for hip fracture and 3.85 (95% CI 1.35-10.93) times higher for wrist fracture.
conclusionsObesity and underweight increased the risk for fragility fractures in postmenopausal Korean women.
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