Journal article
Obesity Is Not Protective against Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: GLOW
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and incidence of clinical fractures in obese, postmenopausal women enrolled in the Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW).
METHODS: This was a multinational, prospective, observational, population-based study carried out by 723 physician practices at 17 sites in 10 countries. A total of 60,393 women aged ≥ 55 years were included. Data were collected using self-administered …
Authors
Compston JE; Watts NB; Chapurlat R; Cooper C; Boonen S; Greenspan S; Pfeilschifter J; Silverman S; Díez-Pérez A; Lindsay R
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 124, No. 11, pp. 1043–1050
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.013
ISSN
0002-9343