Faster Lumbar Spine Bone Loss in Midlife Predicts Subsequent Fracture Independent of Starting Bone Mineral Density.
Albert ShiehArun S KarlamanglaMei-Hua HuangWeijuan HanGail A GreendalePublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)
At the LS, starting BMD before the MT and rate of decline during the combined MT and early postmenopause are independent risk factors for fracture. Women with a below-median starting LS BMD and a faster-than-median LS BMD decline have the greatest fracture risk.