Bone Health Declining in US Adults With and Without Prediabetes
The bone health of adults older than 40 years of age is declining for individuals both with normal glucose regulation and prediabetes.
The bone health of adults older than 40 years of age is declining for individuals both with normal glucose regulation and prediabetes.
Vitamin D deficiencies are associated with a lower likelihood of older patients regaining independent walking ability following hip fracture surgery.
Overweight and obesity during preschool age are associated with increased risk for fracture in childhood.
Using vertebral fracture assessment may aid in diagnosis of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in approximately one-third of postmenopausal women.
The performance of the World Health Organization’s reference standard for osteoporosis diagnosis and prediction of fracture risk using bone density T-scores varies by race.
Having increased weight circumference is associated with a significantly higher vertebral fracture incidence in men but not women.
Gastric bypass surgery is associated with increased risk for major osteoporotic fracture, but no such association was found for sleeve gastrectomy.
In older women, the risk for major osteoporotic fracture is not associated with long-term inhaled corticosteroid use and consequent respiratory diseases.
Denosumab increases bone mineral density and decreases vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and diabetes.
Tramadol use is associated with increased risk for hip fracture compared with other commonly prescribed pain medications.