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A total of 24\u2009691 participants were included; the mean age was 79.4\u00b14.3 years, 10\u2009853 males and 13\u2009838 females, and an the mean duration of observation was 6.9\u00b11.6 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Primary and secondary outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We estimated the incidence of vertebral and hip fractures by BMI category (underweight: &lt;18.5\u2009kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      , normal weight: 18.5\u201324.9\u2009kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      , overweight and obese: \u226525.0\u2009kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) using a Kaplan-Meier curve in males and females and determined fracture risk by sex using Cox proportional hazards regression analyses.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The incidence of vertebral and hip fractures was 16.8% and 6.5%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of vertebral and hip fracture at the last observation (8 years) in each BMI groups (underweight\/normal weight\/overweight and obese) estimated using the Kaplan-Meier curve was 14.7%\/10.4%\/9.0% in males and 24.9%\/23.0%\/21.9% in females, and 6.3%\/2.9%\/2.4% in males and 14.1%\/9.0%\/8.1% in females, respectively, and both fractures were significantly higher in underweight groups regardless of sex. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models showed that underweight was a significant risk factor only in males for vertebral fractures and in both males and females for hip fractures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Underweight was associated with fractures in the ageing population, but there was a sex difference in the effect for vertebral fractures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2021-049157","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,9]],"date-time":"2021-11-09T11:34:17Z","timestamp":1636457657000},"page":"e049157","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Effect of body mass index on vertebral and hip fractures in older people and differences according to sex: a retrospective Japanese cohort 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