Decreasing trend of bone mineral density in US multiethnic population: analysis of continuous NHANES 2005-2014.
Y XuQing WuPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
Age-adjusted mean BMD decreased in 2013-2014 in both men and women, and this significant decrease was also observed in sensitivity and subgroup analyses. The decreased BMD in 2013-2014 still remained significant even after being adjusted for multiple potentially confounding effects.