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In postmenopausal women, the role of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) on bone turnover markers (BTMs) has not been investigated. The aim was to investigate the impact of VAT on BTMs, total bone mineral density (BMD), vitamin D metabolites and parathyroid levels (1-84 PTH) levels in postmenopausal women. A total of 76 lean and overweight women (without osteoporosis) underwent VAT measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (iDXA). Blood samples were analyzed for serum C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX-1), osteocalcin, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (bone ALP), 1\u201384 PTH and vitamin D (25 hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D) levels. VAT volumes ranged from 91 to 3392 cm3 and body mass index (BMI) ranged from 18.3 to 53.9 kg\/m2. Women in the highest VAT quartile had significantly lower CTX-1, 25(OH)D, osteocalcin and the highest BMD (p &lt; 0.05, for all). While VAT positively associated with BMD, after controlling for BMI, VAT was a negative predictor of BMD (\u03b2 = 0.368, p &lt; 0.05). VAT was an independent negative predictor of CTX-1 (\u03b2 = \u22120.263, p &lt; 0.05) and osteocalcin levels (\u03b2 = \u22120.277, p &lt; 0.05). 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