Height loss in postmenopausal women predicts multiple fractures in 10-year follow-up: results from the RAC-OST-POL study.

Wojciech Pluskiewicz Zuzanna Gamrot Aleksandra Werner Małgorzata Bach Bogna Drozdzowska

Published in: Endokrynologia Polska (2024)

HL of at least 6 cm is the predictor of multiple fractures in a prospective observation of a representative epidemiological female sample. Therefore, the measurement of HL should always be included in patients' assessments.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
end stage renal disease
bone mineral density
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cross sectional
physical activity