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SUBMITTER: Tian H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057635 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tian Huiling H Pan Jun J Qiao Dou D Dong Xiaokang X Li Ruiying R Wang Yikang Y Tu Runqi R Abdulai Tanko T Liu Xiaotian X Hou Jian J Zhang Gongyuan G Wang Chongjian C
BMC public health 20200304 1
<h4>Background</h4>Adiposity plays a crucial role in the risk of osteoporosis. However, the impact of body fat distribution on the skeleton is contentious. The study was designed to explore the association of various adiposity indices with estimated bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of osteoporosis based on body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), waist to height ratio (WHtR), and visceral fat index (VFI).<h4>Methods</h4>A total ...[more]