Kidney function and its association to imminent, short- and long-term fracture risk-a longitudinal study in older women.
L MalmgrenFiona E A McGuiganAnders ChristenssonKristina E ÅkessonPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)
Older women with mild-moderate reduction of kidney function are at increased risk of fractures, but not those with the worst function. Our findings furthermore confirm the value of osteoporosis assessment and it is possible that in this age group, age-related decline of kidney function has limited contribution compared with BMD.