“…A recent study, also based on NHANES, investigated the association between lung function indices and BMD in approximately 6000 middle-aged and older participants, and showed that several lung function indices were positively associated with BMD, and that this association was influenced by age and race. [11] This is similar to our results, which showed that lung function indices such as FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC were positively associated with lumbar BMD in both children and adolescents, and that the positive associations were more pronounced in younger participants, which may be potentially related to the faster rate of development in early adolescence. A single-center study from Italy also suggests that lung function markers such as FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC are associated with bone fragility, and that people with poorer lung function may be at higher risk for conus fractures.…”