Associations between smoke exposure and osteoporosis or osteopenia in a US NHANES population of elderly individuals

Associations between smoke exposure and osteoporosis or osteopenia in a US NHANES population of elderly individuals

BackgroundTobacco exposure is considered to be a risk factor for reduced bone mineral density (BMD), which may result in osteopenia. Cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, is commonly utilized as a marker of tobacco exposure. Nevertheless, there are limited clinical data on the associations between ost...

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Main Authors: Wenyuan Hou, Shaoqi Chen, Caiyu Zhu, Yifan Gu, Lei Zhu, Zhengxin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
nonlinear associations
osteoporosis
osteopenia
serum cotinine
smoking
NHANES
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1074574/full

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