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SUBMITTER: Litwic AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7188698 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Litwic A E AE Westbury L D LD Carter S S Ward K A KA Cooper C C Dennison E M EM
Calcified tissue international 20200305 6
The purpose of this study is to examine correlates of self-perceived fracture risk (SPR) and relationships between SPR and subsequent bone density and microarchitecture in the UK arm of the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women. 3912 women completed baseline questionnaires detailing medical history and SPR; 492 underwent HRpQCT scans of the radius and tibia and DXA scans of total body, hip, femoral neck and lumbar spine a median of 7.5 years later. Correlates of SPR were examined an ...[more]