Effect of parity on bone mineral density: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Parity has been suggested as a possible factor affecting bone health in women. However, study results on its association with bone mineral density are conflicting.PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Korean online databases were searched using the terms "parity" and "bone mineral density", in May 2016. Two independent reviewers extracted the mean and standard deviation of bone mineral density measurements of the femoral neck, spine, and...