Association Between Parity and Bone Mineral Density in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Our results suggest that more rigorous statistical modeling and selection of reproductive cost variables may help explicate the biological mechanisms underlying conflicting parity-BMD associations and their impact on bone health and aging.
Authors
- Patricia Ann Kramer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-9130)
- Cristina M. Gildee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2434-1052)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70030
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44
Funders
- University of Washington
- National Institutes of Health
- Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development