$Relationship of weight, height, and body mass index with fracture risk at different sites in postmenopausal women: the Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW).$

Relationship of weight, height, and body mass index with fracture risk at different sites in postmenopausal women: the Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW).

Low body mass index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for fracture in postmenopausal women. Height and obesity have also been associated with increased fracture risk at some sites. We investigated the relationships of weight, BMI, and height with incident clinical fracture in a practice-based...

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Main Authors:	Compston, J, Flahive, J, Hosmer, D, Watts, N, Siris, E, Silverman, S, Saag, K, Roux, C, Rossini, M, Pfeilschifter, J, Nieves, J, Netelenbos, J, March, L, LaCroix, A, Hooven, F, Greenspan, S, Gehlbach, S, Díez-Pérez, A, Cooper, C, Chapurlat, R, Boonen, S, Anderson, F, Adami, S, Adachi, J
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2014

Relationship of weight, height, and body mass index with fracture risk at different sites in postmenopausal women: the Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW).

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