Association of Bone Mineral Density With Fractures Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease: The Regina CKD-MBD Study.

Bhanu PrasadThomas FergusonNavdeep TangriChee Yong NgThomas L Nickolas

Published in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2019)

Our findings confirm that BMD predicts fracture. The addition of cross-sectional CKD-MBD parameters and clinical risk factors to BMD did not add to fracture prediction. Prospective studies should investigate the utility of longitudinal biochemical markers on improving fracture risk assessment.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
bone mineral density
cross sectional
end stage renal disease
risk assessment
risk factors
postmenopausal women
hip fracture
body composition