Serum uric acid is associated with incident hip fractures in women and men – results from a large Austrian population-based cohort study

Hip fractures, the vast majority of which occur after the age of 50 as low-trauma fragility fractures, are amongst the most severe implications of osteoporosis [1]. Serum markers that predict hip fracture risk are scarce. Several parameters like osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase, procollagen type 1 aminoterminal propeptide (PINP), and C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) reflect current metabolic activity of bone and are routinely used to monitor efficacy of anti-osteoporotic treatment [2], but their utility for predicting hip fractures is controversial [3,4].
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