Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yeap, Swan Sim, Thambiah, Subashini C., Suppiah, Subapriya, Md Said, Salmiah, Appannah, Geeta, Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna, Zainuddin, Nurunnaim, Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin, Fen, Lee Hew
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96132/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255069

Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VF) in a selected urban population in Malaysia and to explore possible variables associated with VF in the study population. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving community-living, healthy subjects aged between 45–9...