An initial event during the menopausal process is BMD loss, which is followed by body fat distribution shift, then LBM loss and reciprocal increase in body fat mass.
Although LBM still influences BMD up to 10 years after menopause, the body fat mass initially influences BMD after 60 years of age. These difference may be attributable to certain aging-related factor(s).
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