Lifetime Risk of Hip Fracture at Age 50 Years:
Women: Current estimate: 13.9%. Adjusting for improving life expectancy: 22.7%. Adjusting for increasing hip fracture incidence: 34.9%.
Men: Current estimate: 4.6%. Adjusting for improving life expectancy: 11.1%. Adjusting for increasing hip fracture incidence: 17%.
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