Hyponatremia and Fractures: Findings From the MrOS Study

• Published in: Journal of bone and mineral research Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 970 - 975
• Main Authors: Jamal, Sophie A, Arampatzis, Spyridon, Harrison, Stephanie Litwack, Bucur, Roxana C, Ensrud, Kristine, Orwoll, Eric S, Bauer, Douglas C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; DXA; Follow-Up Studies; FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT; Fractures; GENERAL POPULATION STUDIES; Hip Fractures - blood; Hip Fractures - epidemiology; Hip Fractures - etiology; Humans; Hyponatremia - blood; Hyponatremia - complications; Hyponatremia - epidemiology; Male; Men; Older people; OSTEOPOROSIS; Risk Factors; Sodium - blood; Spinal Fractures - blood; Spinal Fractures - epidemiology; Spinal Fractures - etiology; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY—BONE INTERACTIONS; United States; Women; United States; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY-BONE INTERACTIONS; DXA; FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT; GENERAL POPULATION STUDIES; OSTEOPOROSIS

ABSTRACT Hyponatremia may be a risk factor for fracture. To determine the relationship between hyponatremia and fracture we conducted cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses using data from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study. The MrOS study enrolled 5122 community dwelling men aged ≥65...