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Unfavorable body composition might negatively influence bone health in KS patients. Recently, a new dual\u2010energy\n                      <jats:italic>X<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010ray absorptiometry (DXA)\u2010derived index of bone strength, the bone strain index (BSI), has emerged as a promising tool for assessing fracture risk and bone quality derangement, particularly in secondary osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between lumbar BSI (\n                      <jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>\n                      \u2010BSI), trabecular bone score (TBS) and body composition parameters in a cohort of adult patients with KS.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross\u2010sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty four patients with 47, XXY KS (median age 39.5 years, range 18\u201361) followed at an Italian referral center.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>BMD, BSI, TBS, and body composition parameters were evaluated by total body DXA. Correlations between body composition and bone parameters were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>\n                      \u2010BSI was significantly associated with fat mass index (FMI) (rho\u2009=\u20090.64,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), fat\u2010to\u2010lean mass index ratio (rho\u2009=\u20090.66,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and visceral fat mass (rho\u2009=\u20090.56,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). A strong negative correlation between\n                      <jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>\n                      \u2010BSI and TBS (rho: \u22120.73,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) was also observed. Patients with impaired TBS and those with later age at KS diagnosis showed significantly higher\n                      <jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>\n                      \u2010BSI values (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Later age at KS diagnosis also correlated with higher body fat indexes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Increased adiposity may have detrimental effects on lumbar bone quality and strength as assessed by\n                      <jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>\n                      \u2010BSI in adult patients with KS. Later diagnosis of KS may contribute to unfavorable body composition and impaired skeletal health.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cen.15301","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,7]],"date-time":"2025-07-07T02:21:29Z","timestamp":1751854889000},"page":"463-470","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Unraveling the Puzzle of Bone Health in Klinefelter Syndrome: Association Between DXA\u2010Derived Lumbar Bone Strain Index and Body Composition Parameters in a Single Center Cohort"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"103","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9919-2326","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stella","family":"Pigni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Sciences Humanitas University Milan Italy"},{"name":"Endocrinology, Diabetology and Medical Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research 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