Greater Bone Marrow Adiposity Predicts Bone Loss in Older Women.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2020
Institution/Department
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Journal Title
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
MeSH Headings
Humans, Female, Aged, Adiposity, Bone Marrow, Obesity, Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Abstract
Bone marrow adiposity (BMA) is associated with aging and osteoporosis, but whether BMA can predict bone loss and fractures remains unknown. Using data from the Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)-Reykjavik study, we investigated the associations between
ISSN
1523-4681
First Page
326
Last Page
332
Recommended Citation
Woods, Gina N; Ewing, Susan K; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur; Kado, Deborah M; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Hue, Trisha F; Lang, Thomas F; Vittinghoff, Eric; Harris, Tamara B; Rosen, Clifford; Xu, Kaipin; Li, Xiaojuan; and Schwartz, Ann V, "Greater Bone Marrow Adiposity Predicts Bone Loss in Older Women." (2020). Maine Medical Center. 1560.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/1560
