Anemia is associated with increased risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures in elderly men: the MrOS Sweden cohort
ConclusionsAnemia is associated with an increased risk for any fracture and non-vertebral osteoporotic fracture in elderly men with a long follow-up time. The cause is probably multifactorial and our results support that anemia can be used as a predictor for future fracture.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
More News: Anemia | Cancer | Cancer & Oncology | Diabetes | Endocrinology | Estradiol | Hormones | Hypertension | Orthopaedics | Prostate Cancer | Statistics | Stroke | Study | Sweden Health