Smoking and body fat mass in relation to bone mineral density and hip fracture: the Hordaland Health Study.

Smoking and body fat mass in relation to bone mineral density and hip fracture: the Hordaland Health Study.

Lower bone mineral density (BMD) in smokers may be attributable to lower body weight or fat mass, rather than to a direct effect of smoking. We analyzed the effects of smoking exposure, assessed by plasma cotinine, and body fat on BMD and the risk of subsequent hip fracture. In the community-based H...

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Main Authors: Jannike Øyen, Clara Gram Gjesdal, Ottar Kjell Nygård, Stein Atle Lie, Haakon E Meyer, Ellen Margrete Apalset, Per Magne Ueland, Eva Ringdal Pedersen, Øivind Midttun, Stein Emil Vollset, Grethe S Tell
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8affae6a884b4c0bb9a074f0269490bd
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