Citation

Hemenway DA, Azrael DR, Rimm EB, Feskanich D, Willett WC. Am. J. Public Health 1994; 84(11): 1843-1845.

Affiliation

Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7977932

PMCID

PMC1615197

Abstract

Relatively few studies have examined risk factors for hip fracture among men. This study analyzes data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a prospective study of approximately 50,000 men who were between the ages of 40 and 75 years in 1986. Body mass index, smoking status, and alcohol consumption were not associated with hip fracture in this population. However, age and height were related to hip fracture. Men who were 65 and older had a significantly higher risk of sustaining a hip fracture than younger adults. Men 6 feet or taller were more than twice as likely to sustain a hip fracture as those under 5 feet, 9 inches.