Kristine E Ensrud

Kristine E Ensrud is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Community Health at the University of Minnesota, with an adjunct appointment in Medicine - General Internal Medicine. Her research focuses on aging, bone health, and fracture risk assessment in older populations.

• Education: MD, MPH

Research interests include:

• Geriatric epidemiology
• Osteoporosis and bone mineral density
• Fracture risk in older adults
• Menopausal symptom pharmacology
• Musculoskeletal aging
• Sleep-depression interplay in aging

Recent publications emphasize trends in:

• 24-hour activity patterns and fall prevention
• Clinical fracture event analysis
• Muscle mass dynamics in the oldest-old
• Population-level sleep-depression relationships
• Denosumab efficacy in fracture prevention

Ensrud's work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through studies on aging, health disparities in older adults, and musculoskeletal health interventions.