Journal article
Body mass index and physical activity in relation to the incidence of hip fracture in postmenopausal women.
- Abstract:
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Hip fracture risk is known to increase with physical inactivity and decrease with obesity, but there is little information on their combined effects. We report on the separate and combined effects of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity on hospital admissions for hip fracture among postmenopausal women in a large prospective UK study. Baseline information on body size, physical activity, and other relevant factors was collected in 1996-2001, and participants were followed for incident ...
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- Journal:
- Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 1330-1338
- Publication date:
- 2011-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1523-4681
- ISSN:
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0884-0431
- Source identifiers:
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140944
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:140944
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- Local pid:
- pubs:140944
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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