Standardized individual 5-year risk of hip fracture according to age at baseline in all women and by different risk factors. Estimates were obtained using flexible parametric survival models with baseline knots placed at the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of the uncensored log survival times. Credit: eClinicalMedicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102877 Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a...
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How women can reduce the risk of hip fracture
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS How women can reduce the risk of hip fracture Increasing protein intake by 25g a day could reduce hip fracture risk by up to 14% Increasing intake of protein and drinking regular cups of tea or coffee is a way women could reduce their risk of suffering a hip fracture, according to new research. Food scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK...
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Vegetarian women are at a higher risk of hip fracture
by University of Leeds Credit: University of Leeds A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters. University of Leeds research, published Thursday, August 11 in the journal BMC Medicine, investigated the risk of hip fracture in occasional meat-eaters; pescatarians, people...