Living alone vs. living with someone as a predictor of mortality after a bone fracture in older age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living alone is a risk factor for health decline in old age, especially when facing adverse events increasing vulnerability.

Aim

We examined whether living alone is associated with higher post-fracture mortality risk.

Methods

Participants were 190 men and 409 women aged 75 or 80 years at baseline. Subsequent fracture incidence and mortality were followed up for 15 years. Extended Cox regression analysis was used to compare the associations between living arrangements and mortality risk during the first post-fracture year and during the non-fracture time. All participants contributed to the non-fracture state until a fracture occurred or until death/end of follow-up if they did not sustain a fracture. Participants who sustained a fracture during the follow-u

SUBMITTER: Koivunen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7508956 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature