Metabolic syndrome is associated to an increased risk of low bone mineral density in free-living women with suspected osteoporosis.

D RendinaL D'EliaM EvangelistaGianpaolo De FilippoA GiaquintoV AbateB BaroneG PiccinocchiD PreziosoP Strazzullo

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2020)

The significant association between Op and MetS in free-living women examined by DXA for suspected Op suggests the advisability of a contextual evaluation of both disorders in this setting.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
metabolic syndrome
body composition
pulmonary embolism
polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
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