Higher baseline BMD linked to higher postmenopausal bone loss rate

Dawn O'Shea | Medical News | 28 October 2021

Findings from the longest BMD follow-up study of postmenopausal women.

A study of 686 women found that higher baseline BMD was associated with a higher bone loss rate.

The study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research , used a sample of 3222 women from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention (OSTPRE) study who underwent five-yearly dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry...

Higher baseline BMD linked to higher postmenopausal bone loss rate

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