The relationship between BMD and fracture risk was estimated in a meta‐analysis of data
from 12 cohort studies of ∼39,000 men and women. Low hip BMD was an important predictor …

Smoking is widely considered a risk factor for future fracture. The aim of this study was to
quantify this risk on an international basis and to explore the relationship of this risk with age, …

The relationship between use of corticosteroids and fracture risk was estimated in a meta‐analysis
of data from seven cohort studies of ∼42,000 men and women. Current and past use …

Background: The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36) is a widely used
measure of health-related quality of life. Normative data are the key to determining whether a …

High intakes of alcohol have adverse effects on skeletal health, but evidence for the effects of
moderate consumption are less secure. The aim of this study was to quantify this risk on an …

Background and Methods Osteoporosis is a recognized complication of corticosteroid
therapy. Whether it can be prevented is not known. We conducted a 12-month, randomized, …

We estimated peak bone mass (PBM) in 615 women and 527 men aged 16 to 40 years using
longitudinal data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). Individual …

A low intake of calcium is widely considered to be a risk factor for future fracture. The aim of
this study was to quantify this risk on an international basis and to explore the effect of age, …

Relatively little is known about the factors in Canada which lead to osteoporosis and its
concomitant fractures. The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) is a prospective …

Using prospective data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), we
compared health utilities index (HUI) scores after 5 years of follow-up among participants (50 …