Association between walking and hip fracture in women aged 65 and older: 20-year follow-up from the study of osteoporotic fractures
Walking for exercise is linked to a reduced risk of hip fractures in elderly women. Walking the equivalent of 16 blocks or more (> 3200 steps) per day might be an effective way to reduce the risk of hip fractures in this vulnerable population.
Authors
- Ryan Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9095-1349)
- John Moraros
- John А. Kanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-4326)
- Eugène McCloskey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0177-8140)
- Nicholas C. Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-2512)
- Enwu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-3523)
- Mattias Lorentzon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0749-1431)
- Helena Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0519-1486)
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- Arthritis UK (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (CN)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoporosis International
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-025-07508-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89
Funders
- Flinders University
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases