Association between Obesity and Bone Mineral Density by Gender and Menopausal Status.

Mohammad Reza SalamatAmir Hossein SalamatMohsen Janghorbani

Published in: Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) (2016)

Obesity is associated with BMD of the hip and lumbar spine and overweight and obese individuals have similar degrees of osteoporosis. This result was not significantly different based on gender and menopausal status, which could be an important issue for further investigation.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
body composition
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
mental health
adipose tissue
physical activity
total hip arthroplasty