"Overweight Women and Underweight Men Have Higher Fracture Risk, Canadian Researchers Announce"

Presentation at the 'Obesity Academic Conference' held in the Netherlands

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Woo-seok] A research team in Canada has announced findings that overweight women and underweight men have a higher risk of fractures.

According to Medical Express, Dr. Anne-Fr?d?rique Turcotte's research team at the Endocrinology and Nephrology Laboratory of Laval University Research Center in Canada conducted a study over an average of 5.8 years involving 19,357 adult men and women, revealing these results.

The study found that among the participants, 820 individuals (459 women and 323 men) experienced fractures. Of these, 415 had osteoporotic fractures (hip, femur, spine, wrist, etc.), 353 had distal lower limb fractures (ankle, foot, tibia, etc.), and 203 had distal upper limb fractures (wrist, forearm, elbow, etc.).

For women who suffered fractures, waist circumference showed a positive (+) correlation with fracture risk. For every 5 cm increase in waist circumference, the risk of fractures at all sites increased by 3%, and the risk of distal lower limb fractures increased by 7%.

Additionally, women with a body mass index (BMI) of 27.5 began to show a 5% increase in the risk of distal lower limb fractures, with the risk rising progressively as BMI increased, reaching up to 40% at a BMI of 40.

Conversely, men with low BMI classified as underweight had a higher risk of distal upper limb fractures compared to men with normal BMI levels. Men with a BMI of 17.5 or less had twice the risk of distal upper limb fractures compared to men with a BMI of 25.

BMI is calculated by dividing weight by the square of height. In Western countries, a BMI of 18.5?24.9 is considered normal, 25?29.9 overweight, 30?34.9 obese, 35?39.9 severely obese, and 40 or above morbidly obese.

The research team stated that the study was conducted considering various variables such as age, menopause, ethnicity, education and income levels, smoking, alcohol consumption, and marital status.

The results of this study were presented at the 'Congress on Obesity' (ECO) held in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

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