Hip Fracture Risk Elevated With Pernicious Anemia: Study
January 8, 2010 — Patients with pernicious anemia have significantly higher risks for hip fracture, research shows.
Compared to age- and sex-matched controls, patients with pernicious anemia had a 73% greater risk of hip fracture (3.4 vs. 2.0 hip fractures/1000 person-years of follow-up). The elevated risk was even greater with newly diagnosed pernicious anemia (HR, 2.63).