Weight Change Is Associated with Osteoporosis: A Cross Sectional Study Using the Korean Community Health Survey

Hyo-Geun Choi, Bong-Cheol Kwon, Soo-Hwan Yim, Hyun Youk and Jung-Woo Lee
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Hyo-Geun Choi: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Bong-Cheol Kwon: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Soo-Hwan Yim: Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung 25440, Korea
Hyun Youk: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju 26426, Korea
Jung-Woo Lee: Bigdata Platform Business Group, Wonju Yonsei Medical Center, Yonsei University, Wonju 26426, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to analyze the associations between weight change and osteoporosis in Korean adults. Methods: Data from the 2016 Korean Community Health Survey were analyzed. A total of 159,741 participants who were ≥40 years of age were included. The histories of osteoporosis were surveyed in two ways: ‘osteoporosis for entire life’ and ‘current osteoporosis’. The participants were grouped into three categories for simplification as follows: ‘Weight L&M’ (Tried to lose weight or Tried to maintain weight), ‘Weight gain’ (Tried to gain weight), and ‘Never tried’. Additionally, we analyzed their relationship with obesity using the BMI. Results: The adjusted ORs for ‘osteoporosis for entire life’ were 1.20 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13–1.27) in the Weight L&M group and 1.83 (95% CI 1.64–2.05) in the Weight gain group. The adjusted ORs for ‘current osteoporosis’ were 1.16 (95% CI 1.08–1.25) in the Weight L&M group and 1.77 (95% CI 1.54–2.02) in the Weight gain group. Conclusions: Compared to the Never tried group, being in either the Weight L&M or Weight gain groups showed a significant impact on the possibility of osteoporosis.

Keywords: body weight changes; weight gain; weight loss; cohort studies; osteoporosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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