The association between body mass index and bone mineral density in older adults: a cross-sectional study of community population in Beijing
This study found an inflection point between BMI and lumbar/ femoral neck BMD in older community-dwelling subjects. An appropriate BMI but not an excessive BMI may allow older adults to have a better BMD.
Authors
- Peng Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1636-4832)
- Shibao Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-7041)
- Chao Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-2648)
- Xinli Hu
- Xu Liu
- Zheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9255-2977)
- Wei J. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-7394)
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07782-7
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.73
Funders
- Capital Medical University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China