Association between conicity index and osteoporosis/femoral bone mineral density in USA adults
Elevated C-index independently predicts osteoporosis risk and femoral BMD reduction in USA adults, with critical thresholds indicating accelerated bone loss. It thus serves as a clinically actionable metric for osteoporosis risk stratification in abdominal obesity management.
Authors
- H L Li
- Yong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2999-8164)
- Bin Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-9433)
- Ya-Lan Tian
- Lin-Kang Zhao
- Dong-Fang Li
- Fu-Qiang Yin
- Chao Zhang
Institutions
- Hubei University of Medicine (CN)
- Taihe Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone and Joint Research
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.151.bjr-2025-0079.r2
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00