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Association of different lipid measures with incident bone fractures: Tehran lipid and glucose study.

Maryam TohidiN BarzegarM HasheminiaF AziziFarzad Hadaegh
Published in: Postgraduate medicine (2022)
Among Iranian women, a nonlinear association between non-HDL-C and LDL-C and incident fracture was found as the second and fifth quintile of the former and the second quintile of the latter were associated with about 50% lower risk of fracture. Generally, our findings did not support harmful impact of these lipid measures on incident fracture.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • fatty acid
  • hip fracture
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • bone mineral density
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • postmenopausal women
  • insulin resistance