Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore body composition parameters and hormone levels as risk factors for low bone mass (osteopenia/osteoporosis) in postmenopausal women.Methods: We analyzed biorepository samples from 139 postmenopausal women with no clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease. Inclusion criteria were menopause occurring after 40 years of age and no use of hormone therapy in the past 3 months. Bone mineral density and body composition were assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were measured in all participants. Serum estradiol was measured by gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry in a subset of 57 participants. Free estrogen index was calculated by dividing estradiol by SHBG Â 100.Results: Body mass index (25.
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