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https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/2213| Title: | Lumbar spine bone mineral density in obese, overweight, and normal-weight lebanese postmenopausal women | Authors: | Hage, Rawad El Bachour, Falah Khairallah, Walid Issa, Majed Eid, Roy Gemma, Adib Maalouf, Ghassan |
Affiliations: | Department of Physical Education | Issue Date: | 2014 | Part of: | Journal of clinical densitometry | Volume: | 17 | Issue: | 1 | Start page: | 215 | End page: | 216 | Abstract: | The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide and in Lebanon (1–4). Although obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, it may prevent osteoporosis, which is very common in postmenopausal women (1–7). In fact, body mass index (BMI) is a positive predictor of hip bone mineral density (BMD) and a negative predictor of fracture risk at the femoral neck in postmenopausal women (5–7). However, the relation between BMI and lumbar spine BMD in postmenopausal women is not completely elucidated. |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/2213 | Open URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Journal Article |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Physical Education |
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