Depression and risk of fracture and bone loss: an updated meta-analysis of prospective studies

Published in Osteoporosis International, 2019

Recommended citation: Qing Wu, Bowen Liu, Sajib Tonmoy (2019). "Depression and risk of fracture and bone loss: an updated meta-analysis of prospective studies" Osteoporosis International . 29, 1303–1312. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4420-1

This meta-analysis pooled results from 23 qualifying individual cohort studies and found that depression was significantly associated with an increased risk of fractures and bone loss. Download paper here