Results
Baseline characteristics
Hip fracture cases had lower BMI, lower total hip BMD, and more cigarette exposure than
age matched non-fracture controls (Table 1). A slightly greater proportion of cases had
Parkinson’s disease and needed their arms to stand from a chair compared with controls, but
mean MMSE score was similar in the two groups. In those under the age of 70 (but not in
the older age groups), more cases than controls had diabetes (p=.002). Self-reported health
status was worse in those over the age of 80 who fractured compared to non-fracture
controls (p=.04), but health status was not different between younger cases and controls
(data not shown).