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Association between body composite indices and vertebral fractures in pre and postmenopausal women in Korea

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  • HyunJin Kim
  • Chung-woo Lee
  • Myung Ji Nam
  • Yeon Joo Choi
  • Kyungdo Han
  • Jin-Hyung Jung
  • Do-Hoon Kim
  • Joo-Hyun Park

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The association between obesity and vertebral fracture remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between obesity/abdominal obesity and vertebral fracture according to menopausal status. This nationwide population-based epidemiologic study collected data from the Korean National Health Insurance Services to investigate the association between obesity/abdominal obesity and vertebral fracture in pre and postmenopausal women who underwent national cancer screening in 2009. We used three body composite indices of obesity, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio, to classify participants into obesity and abdominal obesity groups. In both pre and postmenopausal groups, participants with obesity showed a higher risk of vertebral fracture and the association was stronger in those with abdominal obesity (p

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  • HyunJin Kim & Chung-woo Lee & Myung Ji Nam & Yeon Joo Choi & Kyungdo Han & Jin-Hyung Jung & Do-Hoon Kim & Joo-Hyun Park, 2021. "Association between body composite indices and vertebral fractures in pre and postmenopausal women in Korea," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0254755
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254755
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