Long-Term Weight Trajectory and Risk of Hip Fracture, Falls, Impaired Physical Function, and Death.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association between weight trajectory, health status, and mortality in older women.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.

Participants

Older community-dwelling women (age: baseline (1986-88), mean 68, range 65-81; Year 20 (2006-08), mean 88, range 83-102 (N = 1,323)).

Measurements

Body weight measured repeatedly over 20 years (mean 8 times). Logistic and Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate whether 20-year weight trajectory measures were associated with hip fracture, falls, physical performance, and mortality.

Results

In models adjusted for age, clinic, calcium use, Year 20 weight, walking speed, comorbidity score, smoking, self-reported health, and walking for exercise, women wit

SUBMITTER: LeBlanc ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6181783 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature