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Hemoglobin and hip fracture risk in older non-Hispanic white adults1

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  • Alternative Title:
    Osteoporos Int
  • Personal Author:
    Looker, Anne C.
  • Description:
    Purpose

    The few studies to date that have examined the relationship between hemoglobin and fracture risk have focused on low hemoglobin values. The present study examined hip fracture risk across the hemoglobin distribution in older non-Hispanic white adults from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988–1994).

    Methods

    Hemoglobin was measured using a Coulter S-plus Jr.® (Coulter Electronics, Hialeah, FL) in 2122 non-Hispanic whites age 65 years and older. Hip fracture cases were identified using linked Medicare and mortality records obtained through 2007. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the best-fitting model and to estimate the hazards ratio (HR) for hip fracture by hemoglobin decile before and after adjusting for selected confounders.

    Results

    There were 239 hip fracture cases in the analytic sample. The best fitting model was quadratic. When compared to values in the middle of the distribution, those with hemoglobin in the lowest and highest deciles had increased hip fracture risk (HRlowest decile =2.96, 95% CI 1.44–6.08; HRhighest decile = 2.06, 95% CI 1.09–3.92) after adjusting for age and sex. Both HRs remained significant after adjusting for additional confounders (HRlowest decile =2.24, 95% CI 1.09–3.92; HRhighest decile = 2.37, 95% CI 1.35–4.16).

    Conclusions

    Both low and high hemoglobin values were associated with increased hip fracture risk. The mechanism underlying the relationship is not clear, but there was some suggestion that it may differ for low versus high hemoglobin.

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  • Source:
    Osteoporos Int. 25(10):2389-2398.
  • Pubmed ID:
    24938506
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC4759638
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Volume:
    25
  • Issue:
    10
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    urn:sha256:42bd2d3e353bec9571653c28d6563eedb8d09eeffafbd98d19e2e76cdc789e2f
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