title: Case-control study of risk factors for hip fractures in the Japanese elderly by a Mediterranean Osteoporosis Study (MEDOS) questionnaire.
abstract: A case-control study of hip fracture among the Japanese elderly was carried out in order to assess the risk factors for fractures. On the data obtained from 249 cases and 498 controls matched with ethnicity, sex, age, and residential area, significant risk factors on the lifestyle by multivariate analyses included drinking more than three cups of coffee daily, living in rural areas in the past, sleep disturbance, stroke with hemiplegia, and sleeping in a (Western-type) bed. In contrast, in addition to possession of a large body mass index, moderate alcohol intake and eating fish appeared to be associated with a reduced risk of hip fracture. In conclusion, some traditional Japanese lifestyle characteristics may prevent hip fractures among the Japanese elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukunaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orimo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires