Association between post-stroke disability and 5-year hip-fracture risk: The Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hip fractures are a significant post-stroke complication. We examined predictors of hip fracture risk after stroke using data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). In particular, we examined the association between post-stroke disability levels and hip fracture risk.

Methods

The WHI is a prospective study of 161,808 postmenopausal women aged 50-79 years. Trained physicians adjudicated stroke events and hip fractures. Our study included stroke survivors from the observational and clinical trial arms who had a Glasgow Outcome Scale of good recovery, moderately disabled, or severely disabled and survived more than 7 days post-stroke. Hip fracture-free status was compared across disability levels. Secondary analysis examined hip fracture risk while accounting for

SUBMITTER: Northuis CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7394038 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature