Protein intake, malnutrition, and its association with bone health after a hip fracture: A 3-month prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, we describe the change in protein intake, nutritional status, bone markers, and bone mineral density (BMD) in older patients recovering from a hip fracture, from post-surgery till 3 months. Additionally, we explore the association between protein intake with bone markers, quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and BMD, and nutritional status with QUS and BMD.

Methods

A 3-month prospective study in 96 adults aged ≥70 years with an acute hip fracture was conducted. Assessments after surgery and 3 months included protein intake (questionnaire), nutritional status [Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF)], procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP), C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), parathyroid ho

SUBMITTER: Groenendijk I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538243 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature