ea0037ep242 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2015
Chandramahanti Sangeeta
, Driscoll Henry
, Olajide Adenrele
, Olajide Omolola
, Webb Ralph
, Santhanam Prasanna
Introduction: Obesity was thought to be protective against osteoporosis, but studies have shown conflicting results. We analysed the cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data (NHANES) survey (20082012) to observe the association between BMI (BMI and/or waist circumference) and bone mineral density (BMD) at the femoral neck.Research methods and design: We categorised the study population (women aged 50 years...