Sex Differences in Recovery Across Multiple Domains Among Older Adults With Hip Fracture
Author(s) -
Denise Orwig,
Danielle S. Abraham,
Marc C. Hochberg,
Ann L. GruberBaldini,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Anne Rentoumis Cappola,
Justine Golden,
Gregory E. Hicks,
Ram R. Miller,
Barbara Resnick,
Michelle Shardell,
Robert S. Sterling,
Rashmita Bajracharya,
Jay Magaziner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glab271
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , hazard ratio , confidence interval , demography , sex characteristics , depressive symptoms , osteoporosis , gerontology , physical therapy , cognition , psychiatry , sociology
Hip fractures are a public health problem among older adults, but most research on recovery after hip fracture has been limited to females. With growing numbers of hip fractures among males, it is important to determine how recovery outcomes may differ between the sexes.
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