Bone mineral density and fractures in postmenopausal women of Maya-Mestizo ethnic origin with different body mass indexes

• Main Authors: Thelma Canto-Cetina (Author), David Rojano-Mejía (Author), Ramón Mauricio Coral-Vázquez (Author), José Antonio Cetina-Manzanilla (Author), Lucila Polanco-Reyes (Author), Patricia Canto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Obesity protects against bone loss, but it increases the risk of fragility fractures. Aim To determine if bone mineral density (BMD) and the prevalence of fractures are different in postmenopausal Maya-Mestizo women grouped according to their body mass index (BMI). Subjects and methods We...