Lower-Body Fractures and the Risk of Dementia: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

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Background and Purpose The association between physical activity and dementia has been shown in various observational studies. We aimed to determine the risk of dementia in the elderly with lower -body fractures. Methods We reconstructed a population -based matched cohort from the National Health Insurance Service-Senior Cohort data set that covers 511,953 recipients of medical insurance in South Korea. Results Overall 53,776 subjects with lower -body fractures were identified during 2006-2012, and triplicate control groups were matched randomly by sex, age, and years from the index date for each subject with a fracture. There were 3,573 subjects (6.6%) with and 7,987 subjects (4.9%) without lower -body fractures who developed dementia from 2008 up to 2015. Lowerbody fractures were independently associated with a subsequent dementia diagnosis with a higher adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) (1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.49-1.62) compared with upper -body fractures (aHR=1.19, 95% CI=1.14-1.23). Conclusions These results support the protective role of physical activity against dementia and highlight the importance of promoting fracture prevention in the elderly.

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