Milk intake and hip fracture incidence in community-dwelling old Icelandic adults
Main finding · Incident hip fractureResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 0.69 95% CI 0.47–0.99Authors' conclusion
Milk intake is associated with a lower risk of incident hip fracture in a linear way in Icelandic community-dwelling older adults.
Study context
- Population
- Older Icelandic adults (mean age 76 years) recruited 2002–2006 into the AGES-Reykjavik studymean age 76 years
- Participants
- 4,614 adults
- Exposure
- Highest vs lowest milk intake category
- Outcome
- Incident hip fracture
- Follow-up
- End in 2012
Methodological detailscommunity-dwelling, adjusted model
- Community-dwelling
- Adjusted model
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio
0.69
95% CI 0.47–0.99
Highest milk intakevs Lowest milk intake
HR 0.69 (95% CI 0.47–0.99)
- Linear relationship between milk intake and fracture risk
- P for linear trend < 0.001
- Participants with hip fracture during follow-up
- 7.4%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Difference (mg/cm³) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Volumetric BMD at baselineSex- and age-adjusted; ± 2.5 | 8.95 | P < 0.001 |
Original publication
Milk intake and hip fracture incidence in community-dwelling old Icelandic adults. Osteoporos Int. Published 10 August 2023. doi:10.
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