Chronic stress leads to elevated stress hormones, which may be linked to bone breakdown. Puerto Rican adults living on the US mainland have higher prevalence of stress than the general population, and ...
Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with stronger associations in younger individuals, women, and those with normal ...
The main cause of compression fracture is osteoporosis. However, there are a few factors that can elevate the risk: Age: Bone density naturally decreases as we get older. Gender: Women ...
Patients were excluded if osteoporosis was secondary to corticosteroids ... each day that BMD measurements were obtained. BMD at the lumbar spine, hip and total body was measured at baseline ...