Association between socioeconomic deprivation and bone health status in the UK biobank cohort participants.

ABSTRACT: The effect of deprivation on total bone health status has not been well defined. We examined the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and poor bone health and falls and we found a significant association. The finding could be beneficial for current public health strategies to minimise disparities in bone health.

Purpose

Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with many illnesses including increased fracture incidence in older people. However, the effect of deprivation on total bone health status has not been well defined. To examine the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and poor bone health and falls, we conducted a cross-sectional study using baseline measures from the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank cohort comprising 502,682 participants aged 40-69 years at recr

SUBMITTER: Mahmud M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364661 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature