understanding the determinants of health burden after a fracture in ageing populations is important.
assess the effect of clinical vertebral and other osteoporotic fractures on function and the subsequent risk of hospitalisation.
individuals from the prospective population-based cohort study Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)-Reykjavik study were examined between 2002 and 2006 and followed up for 5.4 years.
a total of 5,764 individuals, 57.7% women, born 1907-35, mean age 77.
four groups with a verified fracture status were used; vertebral fractures, other osteoporotic fractures excluding vertebral, non-osteoporotic fractures and not-fractured were compared and analysed for the effect on mobility, strength, QoL, ADL, co-morbidity and hospitalisation.
worst performance on functional tests was in the vertebral fracture group for women (P
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