Measured height loss predicts incident clinical fractures independently from FRAX: a registry-based cohort study
Author(s) -
William D. Leslie,
John T. Schousboe,
Suzanne N. Morin,
Patrick Martineau,
Lisa M. Lix,
Helena Johansson,
Eugène McCloskey,
Nicholas C. Harvey,
John А. Kanis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
osteoporosis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1433-2965
pISSN - 0937-941X
DOI - 10.1007/s00198-020-05313-3
Subject(s) - medicine , frax , hip fracture , population , cohort , osteoporosis , proportional hazards model , cohort study , dual energy x ray absorptiometry , weight loss , demography , osteoporotic fracture , obesity , bone mineral , environmental health , sociology
During median follow-up 6.0 years in 11,495 individuals, prior absolute and annualized measured height loss was significantly greater in those with subsequent incident fracture compared with those without incident fracture.
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