Assessment of bone metabolism and fracture risk in obese men

• Published in: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis Vol. 76; pp. 5 - 13
• Main Authors: Grabarczyk, Małgorzata, Gorczyca, Marta, Kosińska, Paulina, Klimek, Katarzyna, Cieślik, Paweł, Holecki, Michał
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach 18.02.2022
• Subjects: bone fractures; fgf-23; frax; male; metabolic syndrome; obesity; opg; osteoporosis

Introduction Obesity and metabolic syndrome are increasingly common in the adult population. There is a well- -known relationship between those two conditions and cardiovascular diseases; nonetheless, not much is known about how obesity and metabolic syndrome affect bone metabolism and fracture risk...