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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Kristine E. Ensrud is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with particular focus on orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery, physiology, geriatrics and gerontology, and oncology. Their work emphasizes bone health and osteoporosis research, hip and femur fractures, nutrition and health in aging, frailty in older adults, body composition measurement techniques, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, as well as bone health and treatments.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ensrud include:

  • Osteoporosis, 2024, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Putative Cut-Points in Sarcopenia Components and Incident Adverse Health Outcomes: An SDOC Analysis, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Muscle Mass Assessed by the D3-Creatine Dilution Method and Incident Self-reported Disability and Mortality in a Prospective Observational Study of Community-Dwelling Older Men, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Sarcopenia Definitions as Predictors of Fracture Risk Independent of FRAX®, Falls, and BMD in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study: A Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Recent sarcopenia definitions-prevalence, agreement and mortality associations among men: Findings from population-based cohorts, 2023, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Ensrud has frequently collaborated with researchers such as Peggy M. Cawthon, Jane A. Cauley, John T. Schousboe, Eric Orwoll, and Lisa Langsetmo, contributing to a substantial number of publications alongside these coauthors.

The primary venues for Ensrud's publications include:

  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • JBMR Plus

Ensrud's research topics span several areas including:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Hip and femur fractures
  • Nutrition and health in aging
  • Frailty in older adults
  • Body composition measurement techniques
  • Health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life
  • Bone health and treatments

Award recognition includes membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

    Steven R. Cummings;Michael C. Nevitt;Warren S. Browner;Katie Stone

  • Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures

    Dennis M Black;Steven R Cummings;David B Karpf;Jane A Cauley

  • Reduction of vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with raloxifene: results from a 3-year randomized clinical trial

    Bruce Ettinger;Dennis M. Black;Bruce H. Mitlak;Ronald K. Knickerbocker

  • Bone density at various sites for prediction of hip fractures

    S R Cummings;D M Black;M C Nevitt;W Browner

  • Frailty: implications for clinical practice and public health.

    Emiel O Hoogendijk;Jonathan Afilalo;Kristine E Ensrud;Paul Kowal

  • Effects of Continuing or Stopping Alendronate After 5 Years of Treatment The Fracture Intervention Trial Long-term Extension (FLEX): A Randomized Trial

    Dennis M. Black;Ann V. Schwartz;Kristine E. Ensrud;Jane A. Cauley

  • The effects of parathyroid hormone and alendronate alone or in combination in postmenopausal osteoporosis

    Dennis M. Black;Susan L. Greenspan;Kristine E. Ensrud;Lisa Palermo

  • Fracture Risk Reduction With Alendronate in Women With Osteoporosis: The Fracture Intervention Trial

    Dennis M. Black;Desmond E. Thompson;Douglas C. Bauer;Kris Ensrud

  • Sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, and risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older women

    Kristine Yaffe;Kristine Yaffe;Alison M. Laffan;Stephanie Litwack Harrison;Susan Redline

  • BMD at Multiple Sites and Risk of Fracture of Multiple Types: Long-Term Results From the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

    Katie L. Stone;Dana G. Seeley;Li Yung Lui;Jane A. Cauley

  • Comparison of 2 Frailty Indexes for Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Death in Older Women

    Kristine E. Ensrud;Susan K. Ewing;Brent C. Taylor;Howard A. Fink

  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Fractures in Older Women

    Jane A. Cauley;Dana G. Seeley;Kristine Ensrud;Bruce Ettinger

  • Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation Predicts Fractures Strongly and Independently of Densitometry in Older Women: A Prospective Study

    Douglas C. Bauer;Claus C. Glüer;Jane A. Cauley;Thomas M. Vogt

  • The Association of Radiographically Detected Vertebral Fractures with Back Pain and Function: A Prospective Study

    Michael C. Nevitt;Bruce Ettinger;Dennis M. Black;Katie Stone

  • Older women with diabetes have an increased risk of fracture: a prospective study

    Ann V. Schwartz;Deborah E. Sellmeyer;Kristine E. Ensrud;Kristine E. Ensrud;Jane A. Cauley

  • Improvement in spine bone density and reduction in risk of vertebral fractures during treatment with antiresorptive drugs

    Steven R. Cummings;David B. Karpf;David B. Karpf;Fran Harris;Harry K. Genant

  • Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men

    P. J. Snyder;S. Bhasin;G. R. Cunningham;A. M. Matsumoto

  • Frailty and Risk of Falls, Fracture, and Mortality in Older Women: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

    Kristine E. Ensrud;Kristine E. Ensrud;Susan K. Ewing;Brent C. Taylor;Howard A. Fink;Howard A. Fink

  • Endogenous Hormones and the Risk of Hip and Vertebral Fractures among Older Women

    Steven R. Cummings;Warren S. Browner;Douglas Bauer;Katie Stone

  • Reduction of Vertebral Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis Treated With Raloxifene: Results From a 3-year Randomized Clinical Trial

    Bruce Ettinger;Dennis M. Black;Bruce H. Mitlak;Ronald K. Knickerbocker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane A. Cauley
Jane A. Cauley University of Pittsburgh
Steven R. Cummings
Steven R. Cummings University of California, San Francisco
Eric S. Orwoll
Eric S. Orwoll Oregon Health & Science University
Katie L. Stone
Katie L. Stone University of California, San Francisco
Peggy M. Cawthon
Peggy M. Cawthon University of California, San Francisco
Douglas C. Bauer
Douglas C. Bauer University of California, San Francisco
Howard A Fink
Howard A Fink University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor University of California, San Diego
Kristine Yaffe
Kristine Yaffe University of California, San Francisco
Dennis M. Black
Dennis M. Black University of California, San Francisco

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