BODY ANTHROPOMETRY AND THE RISK OF HIP AND WRIST FRACTURES IN MEN - RESULTS FROM A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Available epidemiological information on the associations body anthrop ometry and the incidence of fractures in men is limited, We therefore prospectively investigated the association between body anthropometry the incidence of hip and wrist fractures from moderate trauma among 43 ,053 men who were years to 75 years of age in 1986 when they first enr olled the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, After of follow-up, 20 1 wrist fracture cases and 56 fracture cases were reported, Greater he ight was associated with significant elevations in both hip and fractu res, whereas nonsignificant inverse associations observed with weight and body mass index, the highest quintile of waist circumference had a risk (RR) of 2.57 (95% confidence interval [CI] 10.3) for hip fractur e and 2.05 (95% CP 1.06 to for wrist fracture when compared with men i n the quintile, Waist-to-hip ratio was also positively refracture inci dence; comparing highest with lowest quintile, the RRs were 3.92 (95% CI 1.07 to 14.3) for fracture and 1.50) (95% CI 0.85 to 2.66) for wris t fracture, These anthropometric indicators, in particular waist-to-hi p ratio, may be useful for the prediction of hip fracture in adult men .