Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2 DM) is a rapidly growing public health problem. It is associated
with an increased risk of fracture, particularly of the hip, despite normal or high bone mineral …

In Western societies, mean body weight has increased dramatically in older people, and a
similar trend exists in Asia. Yet insufficient attention has been directed to the problem of …

Obesity is associated with greater areal BMD (aBMD) and is considered protective against
hip and vertebral fracture. Despite this, there is a higher prevalence of lower leg and …

Background Epidemiological studies have shown that taller people are at increased risk of
cancer, but it is unclear if height-associated risks vary by cancer site, or by other factors such …

Low body mass index (BMI) is a well‐established risk factor for fracture in postmenopausal
women. Height and obesity have also been associated with increased fracture risk at some …

Introduction: hip fracture is expensive in terms of mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS) and
consequences for independence. Poor outcome reflects the vulnerability of patients who …

This cohort study of 1,614 postmenopausal Japanese women followed for 6.7 years showed
that overweight/obesity and underweight are both risk factors for fractures at different sites …

Background Body mass index (BMI) is an important measure of adiposity. While BMI derived
from self‐reported data generally agrees well with that derived from measured values …

Background Many observational studies assessed the association between obesity and risk
of hip fracture in adults, but reported controversial results. Our goal was to evaluate the …

The role of dairy foods for hip fracture prevention remains controversial. In this study, among
US men and women, a glass of milk per day was associated with an 8% lower risk of hip …