The Association between Metabolic Syndrome, Bone Mineral Density, Hip Bone Geometry and Fracture Risk: The Rotterdam Study

The association between metabolic syndrome (MS) and bone health remains unclear. We aimed to study the association between MS and hip bone geometry (HBG), femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD), and the risk of osteoporosis and incident fractures. Data of 2040 women and 1510 men participants in...

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Main Authors: Muka, Taulant, Trajanoska, Katerina, Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C., Oei, Ling, Uitterlinden, André G, Hofman, Albert, Dehghan, Abbas, Zillikens, M. Carola, Franco, Oscar H., Rivadeneira, Fernando
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466576/