Leisure time physical activity and risk of non-vertebral fracture in men and women aged 55 years and older : the Tromso Study

• Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology
• Main Authors: Morseth, Bente, Ahmed, Luai A., Bjørnerem, Åshild, Emaus, Nina, Jacobsen, Bjarne Koster, Joakimsen, Ragnar Martin, Størmer, Jan, Wilsgaard, Tom, Jørgensen, Lone
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2012
• Subjects: VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803; Norway; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4589; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-012-9665-y

Our aim was to examine associations between leisure time physical activity and risk of non-vertebral fractures in men and women aged ≥55 years, with focus on the anatomical fracture location. Self-reported physical activity was registered in 3,450 men and 4,072 women aged 55–97 years at baseline in...