Abdominal Obesity and Risk of Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies.
Sadeghi O, Saneei P, Nasiri M, Larijani B, Esmaillzadeh A.
Sadeghi O, et al.
Adv Nutr. 2017 Sep 15;8(5):728-738. doi: 10.3945/an.117.015545. Print 2017 Sep.
Adv Nutr. 2017.
PMID: 28916573
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Review.
We found that abdominal obesity (defined by various waist-hip ratios) was positively associated with the risk of hip fracture (combined RR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.46, P = 0.01). Combining 8 effect sizes from 6 studies, we noted a marginally significant positive association …
We found that abdominal obesity (defined by various waist-hip ratios) was positively associated with the risk of hip fracture (combined RR: …