Osteoporotic fractures in older adults
✍ Scribed by Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric; Kenneth G. Saag
- Book ID
- 113490098
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1521-6942
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Low body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for fracture, but little is known about the association between high BMI and fracture risk. We evaluated the association between BMI and fracture in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS), a cohort of 5995 US men 65 years of age and older. Standardi
## Abstract Many medications used to control blood pressure have been associated with bone metabolism. In addition, hypertension itself may be associated with reduced bone mineral density. We examined the relative risk of fracture among subjects with hypertension initiating single‐drug therapy for