A fall in the previous 12 months predicts fracture in the subsequent 5 years in postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate if a history of falls predicts future postmenopausal fractures and if this prediction variesaccording to frequency, mechanism, and severity of falls and site of fractures.

Methods

This study used data from OSTPRE prospective cohort. Total study population consisted of 8744 postmenopausal women (mean age 62.2 years) who responded to postal enquiry in 1999 (baseline) and in 2004 (follow-up).

Results

Women were classified by frequency (non/occasional/frequent fallers), mechanism (slip/nonslip), and severity (injurious/ non-injurious) of falls and fractures by site (major osteoporotic/other). A total of 1693 (19.4%) women reported a fall during the preceding 12 months in 1999; 812 a slip fall, 654 a nonslip, 379 an injurio

SUBMITTER: Afrin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170829 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature