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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2015 Sep 17;31(2):281–288. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2697

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Factor-of-risk (Φ) for vertebral fracture is the ratio of applied load to vertebral strength. Obese subjects had higher Φ for standing and lifting compared to lean controls and women with anorexia nervosa. In contrast, women with anorexia nervosa had higher Φ for bending than lean and obese women. Obese subjects and women with anorexia nervosa had higher Φ for holding compared to lean controls. Results are reported as means +/− SEM. *p<0.03; AN, anorexia nervosa; C, lean controls; OB, obese; Φ, factor-of-risk