IMPORTANCE:
Muscle pain, fatigue, and weakness are common adverse effects of statin medications and may decrease physical activity in older men.
OBJECTIVE:
Determine whether statin use is associated with physical activity, longitudinally and cross-sectionally.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:
Men participating in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study, a multicenter prospective...
Bone strength and fracture resistivity are related to a variety of factors encompassed in what is referred to as bone quality. However, bone quality is not a well-defined concept; therefore individual fracture risk cannot be predicted accurately, and osteoporosis treatment monitoring remains di cult. Clinically available imaging modalities use bone...