Race, Ethnicity, and Mortality Following Major Osteoporotic Fracture: Results from the Women's Health Initiative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) is associated with increased mortality; however, few studies in postmenopausal women have examined racial and ethnic differences in 1-year and 5-year mortality following MOF.

Objective

To assess 1-year and 5-year mortality following MOF by race and ethnicity.

Design

This prospective cohort study included postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a population-based, multisite US study. Participants were followed from September 1994 to February 2023. Data were analyzed between August 2023 and November 2023.

Participants

Postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 years old who experienced a MOF (N = 32,675 in 1 year and 29,506 in 5 years following MOF).

Main measures

Self-reported race and eth

SUBMITTER: Juels M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405089 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature