Association between Diet Quality Scores and Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women and Men Aged 50 Years and Older.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although a number of studies showed a lower risk of hip fractures with high-quality diets, few of them were conducted in the United States.

Objective

This prospective analysis examined the association between several diet quality indexes and risk of hip fractures in US men and women.

Design

This is a prospective cohort study.

Participants/setting

The participants were 74,446 postmenopausal women from the Nurses' Health Study and 36,602 men aged 50 years and older from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study in the United States.

Main outcome measure

Hip fractures were self-reported on biennial questionnaires between 1980-2012 in women, and between 1986-2012 in men.

Statistical analysis

Diet was assessed every 4 years with a validated f

SUBMITTER: Fung TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070433 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature