Sang-Wook Yi1, Jae Hyun Bae2, Yoo Mee Kim2, Young Jun Won2, Se Hwa Kim3. 1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Gangneung, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Simgokro 100Gil 25, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Simgokro 100Gil 25, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea. bonesh88@gmail.com.
Abstract
The association between obesity and fracture was skeletal site-specific with no gender difference. Obesity was associated with a higher risk of proximal humerus fractures but not for wrist or clinical vertebral fractures. PURPOSE: The association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of clinical fractures at different sites is unclear. This study aimed to examine associations between BMI and fractures at different sites in Korean men and women. METHODS: This study analyzed 285,643 Korean adults (aged 50-80 years) who participated in health examinations from 2002 to 2003 and were followed up until 2015. The incidences of osteoporotic fractures were assessed using the International Classification of Diseases (10th revision; ICD-10) and procedure or radiographic codes. After adjusting for confounders, hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazard models for fracture risk. RESULTS: Site-specific associations between BMI and fractures were found without gender difference. Specifically, an L-shaped association was found for clinical vertebral fractures, wherein the adjusted HRs per 5 kg/m2 increase were 0.80 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.76-0.83) in BMI groups < 25 kg/m2 and 0.97 (95% CI = 0.92-1.03) in BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2. A linear inverse correlation for wrist fractures was observed, wherein the HRs were 0.83 (95% CI = 0.81-0.86) per 5 kg/m2 increase. For proximal humerus fractures, a non-linear U-shape association was found, wherein the adjusted HRs per 5 kg/m2 increase were 0.66 (95% CI = 0.50-0.88) in BMI groups < 23 kg/m2 and 1.25 (95% CI = 1.08-1.45) in BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2. CONCLUSION: Low BMI was a risk factor for all tested fractures. Obesity was a risk factor for proximal humerus fracture, but it is a protective factor for wrist fracture.
The association between obesity and fracture was skeletal site-specific with no gender difference. Obesity was associated with a higher risk of proximal humerus fractures but not for wrist or clinical vertebral fractures. PURPOSE: The association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of clinical fractures at different sites is unclear. This study aimed to examine associations between BMI and fractures at different sites in Korean men and women. METHODS: This study analyzed 285,643 Korean adults (aged 50-80 years) who participated in health examinations from 2002 to 2003 and were followed up until 2015. The incidences of osteoporotic fractures were assessed using the International Classification of Diseases (10th revision; ICD-10) and procedure or radiographic codes. After adjusting for confounders, hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazard models for fracture risk. RESULTS: Site-specific associations between BMI and fractures were found without gender difference. Specifically, an L-shaped association was found for clinical vertebral fractures, wherein the adjusted HRs per 5 kg/m2 increase were 0.80 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.76-0.83) in BMI groups < 25 kg/m2 and 0.97 (95% CI = 0.92-1.03) in BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2. A linear inverse correlation for wrist fractures was observed, wherein the HRs were 0.83 (95% CI = 0.81-0.86) per 5 kg/m2 increase. For proximal humerus fractures, a non-linear U-shape association was found, wherein the adjusted HRs per 5 kg/m2 increase were 0.66 (95% CI = 0.50-0.88) in BMI groups < 23 kg/m2 and 1.25 (95% CI = 1.08-1.45) in BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2. CONCLUSION: Low BMI was a risk factor for all tested fractures. Obesity was a risk factor for proximal humerus fracture, but it is a protective factor for wrist fracture.
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