Elevated body mass index (BMI) is heritable and associated with many health conditions
that impact morbidity and mortality. The study of the genetic association of BMI across a …

Background All orthopaedic procedures, comprising foot and ankle surgeries, seemed to
show a positive trend, recently. Bone grafts are commonly employed to fix bone …

Background Osteoporosis develops in the elderly due to decreased bone mineral density
(BMD), potentially increasing bone fracture risk. However, the BMD is not regularly …

Background The relationship between obesity and bone mineral density (BMD) varies in
different studies. Our aim in this study was to explore the association between obesity (body …

Background Many epidemiological studies have investigated the connection between coffee
intake and bone mineral density (BMD), but the results are controversial. This study aimed to …

Background Studies have examined the effect of weight change on osteoporosis, but the
results were controversial. Among them, few had looked at weight change over the life span …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased fracture risk. Our study
aimed to explore differences in bone alterations between T2DM women and controls and to …

Background Previously we reported a manual method of measuring thoracic vertebral bone
mineral density (BMD) using quantitative CT in noncontrast cardiac CT scans used for …

Background The effect of obesity status on bone mineral density (BMD) in adolescents and
whether there is a saturation effect is still insufficient. A cross-sectional study of adolescents …

Rationale and objectives We previously reported a novel manual method for measuring
bone mineral density (BMD) in coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans and validated our …