The associations of subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with hip fracture risk and bone mineral density in elderly adults.

Joshua I BarzilayP BuzkovaJ A CauleyJ A RobbinsH A FinkK J Mukamal

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)

Subclinical cIMT is associated with an increased risk of hip fractures despite being associated with increased BMD. This finding suggests that vascular health, even in its early stages, is linked to bone health, by pathways other than BMD.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
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postmenopausal women
cardiovascular disease
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