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A larger reduction was observed for those with wrist and forearm fractures (1.2\u20134.5%; all P &amp;lt; 0.05, except total body BMAD) but not other upper limb fractures (hand, \u22121.6 to +1.2%; upper arm: 0.9\u20134.8%; all P &amp;gt; 0.05). For metacarpal measures, cases had a thinner cortical width and lower MI for wrist and forearm fractures only. In multivariate modeling, both spine BMAD (odds ratio, 1.4\/sd reduction) and MI (odds ratio, 1.5\/sd reduction) remained statistically significant predictors of wrist and forearm fractures. In conclusion, both DXA measures and MI are independently associated with wrist and forearm but not other upper limb fractures. 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