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Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia.

Swan Sim YeapSubashini Chellappah ThambiahSubapriya SuppiahSalmiah Md-SaidGeeta AppannahIntan Nureslyna SamsudinNurunnaim ZainuddinSiti Yazmin Zahari-ShamFen Lee Hew
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Overall, 11.4% of a selected Malaysian urban population had asymptomatic morphometric VF. Age over 60 years and OP on DXA BMD measurement, but not 25(OH)D levels, were associated with VF.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • body composition
  • physical activity
  • postmenopausal women
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • magnetic resonance
  • computed tomography