The association of vasomotor symptoms with fracture risk and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Panagiotis AnagnostisKonstantinos LallasAnna PappaGeorgios AvgerisKristina BetaDimitrios DamakisEirini FountoukidouMaria ZidrouIrene LambrinoudakiDimitrios G Goulis

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 (2024)

The presence of VMS is associated with low BMD in postmenopausal women, although it does not seem to increase fracture risk.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
body composition
sleep quality
depressive symptoms