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Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 413 postmenopausal patients with RA and 200 healthy controls who underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) between January 2005 and December 2017. DEXA examination data were defined as the index date, and all laboratory values were measured within one month from the index date. OP was defined as a T-score &lt; \u22122.5, and incident vertebral fractures were defined as the first occurrence of non-traumatic fractures after the index date. NLR, PLR, and MLR measures were dichotomized by a median split (low vs. high). Results: The median NLR, PLR, and MLR in RA patients were significantly higher than those in controls. The frequencies of OP of the lumbar spine, hip, and either site in postmenopausal patients with RA were 24.7%, 15.5%, and 32%, respectively, and were significantly higher than those in controls. After adjusting for confounding factors, a high baseline NLR was significantly associated with OP at either site (OR = 1.61, p = 0.041). In addition, high baseline NLR (OR = 2.11, p = 0.025) and PLR (OR = 2.3, p = 0.011) were related with the presence OP at hip. During the follow-up period, 53 (12.8%) patients with RA developed vertebral fractures incidentally. In multivariable Cox regression models, a high baseline NLR (HR = 4.72, p &lt; 0.001), PLR (HR = 1.96, p = 0.024), and MLR (HR = 2.64, p = 0.002) were independently associated with a higher risk of incidental vertebral fractures. Conclusions: Our data suggest that NLR, PLR, and MLR can be used as potential markers of systemic bone loss among individuals with RA.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina58070852","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,26]],"date-time":"2022-06-26T21:01:41Z","timestamp":1656277301000},"page":"852","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Associations of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Osteoporosis and Incident Vertebral Fracture in Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Byung-Wook","family":"Song","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Korea"},{"name":"Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A-Ran","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Korea"},{"name":"Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dong-Hyuk","family":"Moon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Korea"},{"name":"Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yun-Kyung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Geun-Tae","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eun-Young","family":"Ahn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min-Wook","family":"So","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5205-3978","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seung-Geun","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Korea"},{"name":"Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.4078\/jrd.2021.28.2.60","article-title":"Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Korea","volume":"28","author":"Kim","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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