The association between age at menopause and bone health in Southwest China women: mediation effect of body mass index
Naturally postmenopausal women with a later age at menopause demonstrate enhanced bone health. Maintaining a moderately high BMI, without progressing to overweight or obesity, may provide health benefits for postmenopausal women, especially for those with a longer duration since menopause.
Authors
- Dejiquzong
- Yuxin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1232-4099)
- Jiayi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9325-5237)
- Yanjiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6992-0938)
- Liling Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2868-741X)
- Xing Zhao
- Xian Liang
- Qiaolan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-4132)
Institutions
- Tibet University (CN)
- Guiyang Medical University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Chengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20628-0
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.91
Funders
- Sichuan University
- Center for Makroøkologi, Evolution og Klima