A Meta-Analysis of the Association of Fracture Risk and Body Mass Index in Women

Johansson, Helena; А. Kanis, John; Odén, Anders; McCloskey, Eugène; Chapurlat, Roland; Christiansen, Claus; Cummings, Steve; Díez‐Pérez, Adolfo; A. Eisman, John; Fujiwara, Saeko; Glüer, Claus‐C.; Goltzman, David; Hans, Didier; Khaw, Kay‐Tee; Krieg, Marc-Antoine; Kröger, Heikki; Z. LaCroix, Andrea; Lau, Edith; D. Leslie, William; Mellström, Dan; Joseph Melton, L.; W O’Neill, Terence; A. Pasco, Julie; C. Prior, Jerilynn; M. Reid, David; Rivadeneira, Fernando; van Staa, Tjeerd; Yoshimura, Noriko; Carola Zillikens, M.

doi:10.1002/jbmr.2017

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A Meta-Analysis of the Association of Fracture Risk and Body Mass Index in Women

Published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research • Jun 17, 2013

Authors:

Helena Johansson

John А. Kanis

Anders Odén

Abstract

Several recent studies suggest that obesity may be a risk factor for fracture. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and future fracture risk at different skeletal sites. In prospective cohorts from more than 25 countries, baseline data on BMI were av...

Subject

Medicine

Risk factor

Body mass index

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