Severity of underweight and risk of fracture: a Korean nationwide population-based cohort study

Autor: Sangsoo Han, Jiwon Park, Sangun Nah, Hae-Dong Jang, Kyungdo Han, Jae-Young Hong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14267-x
Popis: Abstract Underweight is an important modifiable risk factor for fractures. However, there have been few large cohort studies regarding the relationship between underweight and fracture in the general population. We investigated the risk of fracture development according to underweight severity in a large population cohort. This nationwide cohort study included 2,896,320 people aged ≥ 40 years who underwent national health checkups in 2009 and were followed up to identify the incidence of fracture until December 31, 2018. After applying the exclusion criteria that included overweight and obese individuals, the study population was divided according to body mass index (BMI) into normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI
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