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Bone characteristics and metabolic phenotypes of obesity in an Iranian Elderly population: Bushehr Elderly Health Program (BEHP).
Archives of osteoporosis - 8 Jun 2021
Amininezhad Farzaneh, Payab Moloud, Sharifi Farshad, Ostovar Afshin, Mehrdad Neda, Heshmat Ramin, Hadizadeh Alireza, Bagherzadeh Mohammad, Shafiee Gita, Shadman Zhaleh, Ziaei Sedigheh, Hajipour Firouzeh, Khashayar Patricia, Nabipour Iraj, Larijani Bagher, Ebrahimpur Mahbube
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INTRODUCTION: Obesity and osteoporosis are health problems with high impact on the morbidity and mortality rate. While the association between BMI and bone density is known, the combined effects of obesity and metabolic components on bone health have not yet been revealed. The objectives of this study were to determine the association between bone health and different phenotypes of obesity in an elderly...
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