Obesity, bone density relative to body weight and prevalent vertebral fracture at age 62 years: the Newcastle thousand families study.

H A RudmanF BirrellM S PearceS P TuckR M FrancisL TreadgoldKaren Hind

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)

Obesity appears to be a risk factor for prevalent VF, and although absolute BMD is higher in obese individuals, this does not appear commensurate to their increased body weight.

Keyphrases

body weight
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
bone mineral density
high fat diet induced
weight gain
adipose tissue
bariatric surgery
skeletal muscle
obese patients
body mass index
hip fracture
bone regeneration