The obesity paradox in bone health: high prevalence of osteoporosis and its non-linear association with BMI among urban elderly in China

F Fangfang Li M Minzhi Yang H Huan Du (State Key Laboratory of Chemo and Biosensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) Y Ying Xiao (CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging) X Xiaojun Fei W Wenting Zhao (School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University) Q Qiong Wu (State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology) B Bin Huang (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering) Q Qin Liu

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 16, Issue 1
Published April 24, 2026
ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Scientific Reports

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (9)

F

Fangfang Li

M

Minzhi Yang

H

Huan Du

State Key Laboratory of Chemo and Biosensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Y

Ying Xiao

CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging

X

Xiaojun Fei

W

Wenting Zhao

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University

Q

Qiong Wu

State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology

B

Bin Huang

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

Q

Qin Liu