Body fat has stronger associations with bone mass density than body mass index in metabolically healthy obesity.

Body fat has stronger associations with bone mass density than body mass index in metabolically healthy obesity.

OBJECTIVE:The effect of obesity-induced metabolic abnormalities on bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis are well established. However, the association between metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and BMD remains unclear. Our aim was to investigate whether different obesity phenotypes in MHO we...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Yuei Chen, Wen-Hui Fang, Chung-Ching Wang, Tung-Wei Kao, Yaw-Wen Chang, Chen-Jung Wu, Yi-Chao Zhou, Yu-Shan Sun, Wei-Liang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6224061?pdf=render

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