SynthesisAnnals of medicine2025
Association of body mass index and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Reliability of Singh's Index and Calcaneal Index in Assessing Osteoporosis Compared with Quantitative Ultrasound Bone Mineral Density.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Genetically Predicted Homocysteine Levels and B Vitamins on Sarcopenia-Related Traits: Insights From an Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Moving beyond association: the imperative for mechanistic and longitudinal research on body composition and bone quality in diabetic osteopathy.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
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- Erratum issuedCorrection.2025
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Abstract
backgroundThis meta-analysis aims to exploring the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women (PMW).
methodsThe MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus and Cochrane Central database was searched in August 2025. Special medications or diseases were excluded, and the correlation coefficient values of BMI and BMD within different bone regions were extracted and pooled. Sensitivity and meta-regression analysis were further investigated. This study was pre-registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024550020).
resultsTwenty nine studies from 19 countries were analyzed, involving 9,086 PMW whose mean age ranged between 53.3 and 70.2 years. Sufficient data supported a positive correlation between BMI and BMD within PMW. The pooled Pearson r for the whole-body was 0.355 (95% CI: 0.269, 0.440) with heterogeneity (I
conclusionA positive correlation between the BMD and BMI in PMW with various degrees. Trochanteric sites had the largest correlation, calcaneal sites had the lowest correlation, while other sites were moderate. Efforts to limit decreasing of BMI preventing BMD decreasing in PMW were reasonable.
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