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Homocysteine Levels and Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women

Author(s) -

Meryl S. LeBoff,

Rupali Narweker,

Andrea Z. LaCroix,

LieLing Wu,

Rebecca D. Jackson,

Jennifer Lee,

Douglas C. Bauer,

Jane A. Cauley,

Charles Kooperberg,

Cora Lewis,

Asha Thomas,

Steven R. Cummings

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-1777

Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , homocysteine , odds ratio , cystatin c , osteoporosis , quartile , risk factor , confidence interval , vitamin d and neurology , renal function , endocrinology

Recent studies suggest that high homocysteine levels are associated with an increased risk of fractures. Homocysteine levels are known to be influenced by vitamin B and folate supply or status, and poor renal function can result in higher levels independent of nutritional adequacy.

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