Kuo DP, Chiu YW, Chen PT, et al. - Disparities in bone status of postmenopausal women with and without vertebral fracture (VF) are discerned via body composition analysis. Bone mass cutoff value might be employed effectively as an indicator of risk for VF occurrence.

• This analysis involved 731 postmenopausal women.

• A significant association of VF with increased age, lower height, and lighter weight was evident in all participants, and VF participants exhibited a higher BMI.

• Older age and lower height, weight, and bone mineral density (BMD) were found in the osteoporosis group vs normal and osteopenia groups.

• VF had significantly lower femoral and total hip T-scores as well as T-scores for lumbar spine, vs non-VF participants.

• Decreased odds for VF occurrence were noted in relation to increased BMD and lower bone mass.

• Bone mass significantly allowed detection of VF occurrence.