Body fat distribution and bone mineral density in a multi-ethnic sample of postmenopausal women in The Malaysian Cohort.

ABSTRACT: In this study of postmenopausal women in Malaysia, total adiposity was inversely associated with total BMD, while regional associations varied. No differences were detected across Malay, Chinese, and Indian ethnicities. Low BMD contributes substantially to morbidity and mortality, and increasing adiposity levels globally may be contributing to this.

Purpose

To investigate associations of total and regional adiposity with bone mineral density (BMD) among a multi-ethnic cohort of postmenopausal women.

Methods

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) imaging was undertaken for 1990 postmenopausal women without prior chronic diseases (30% Malay, 53% Chinese, and 17% Indian) from The Malaysian Cohort (TMC). The strength of the associations between standardized total and regional body fat p

SUBMITTER: Bihun H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306509 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature