Journal article
Growth in childhood predicts hip fracture risk in later life.
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UNLABELLED: The incidence of hip fracture was estimated in 6,370 women born in Helsinki between 1934 and 1944. Women in the lowest quarter of adiposity gain had an 8.2-fold increase in hip fracture risk compared with those in the highest quarter (p < 0.001). These data point to a relationship between childhood growth and fracture risk during later life. INTRODUCTION: Previous findings show that discordance between childhood increase in height and weight is associated with an increased risk...
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- Journal:
- Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 69-73
- Publication date:
- 2011-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1433-2965
- ISSN:
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0937-941X
- Source identifiers:
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107471
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- English
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- pubs:107471
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2011
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