NIH R01 · 2024
Long term fracture risk and change in peripheral bone in the oldest old men: The MrOS study
ABSTRACT Fractures and resulting morbidity, mortality and costs are a large and growing burden among older men. The fracture rate increases exponentially after age 65, and the average age of hip fracture is >80 yrs. Fracture risk in later life is strongly influenced by long term declines in bone density, structure and strength, and during this period skeletal change accelerates. The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS) is an ongoing, prospective study of risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in older men. The study continues to follows men who were initially enrolled in 2000-2. MrOS is best phenotyped cohort of the oldest men – now in the 9th and 10th decades of life – when…
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