Adiposity reduces the risk of osteoporosis in Chinese rural population: the Henan rural cohort study

• Main Authors: Huiling Tian (Author), Jun Pan (Author), Dou Qiao (Author), Xiaokang Dong (Author), Ruiying Li (Author), Yikang Wang (Author), Runqi Tu (Author), Tanko Abdulai (Author), Xiaotian Liu (Author), Jian Hou (Author), Gongyuan Zhang (Author), Chongjian Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background 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 osteop...