The association between abdominal obesity and femoral neck bone mineral density in older adults
Abstract Background The relationship between obesity and osteoporosis is complex, with contradictory findings reported. Our aim was to evaluate the association between waist circumference (WC), as an easy-to-determine clinical index of abdominal obesity, and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03654-3 |