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Open Access 17-04-2024 | Biomarkers | Original Contribution

Meat consumption and the risk of hip fracture in women and men: two prospective Swedish cohort studies

Authors: Eva Warensjö Lemming, Liisa Byberg, Jonas Höijer, John A. Baron, Alicja Wolk, Karl Michaëlsson

Published in: European Journal of Nutrition

Abstract

Purpose

To study the association between meat intake (predominantly red and processed meats) and the risk of hip fracture, as well as the association between meat intake and biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, bone turnover, body composition, and bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods

Data from the Swedish Mammography Cohort and the Cohort of Swedish men (n = 83,603, 54% men) with repeated investigations and their respective clinical sub-cohorts was utilised. Incident hip fractures were ascertained through individual linkage to registers. Associations were investigated using multivariable Cox and linear regression analyses.

Results

During up to 23 years of follow-up (mean 18.2 years) and 1,538,627 person-years at risk, 7345 participants (2840 men) experienced a hip fracture. Each daily serving of meat intake conferred a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.03 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00; 1.06) for hip fracture. In quintile 5, compared to quintile 2, the HR was 1.11 (95% CI 1.01; 1.21) among all participants. In the sub-cohorts, meat intake was directly associated with circulating levels of interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, leptin, ferritin, parathyroid hormone, and calcium.

Conclusion

A modest linear association was found between a higher meat intake and the risk of hip fractures. Our results from the sub-cohorts further suggest that possible mechanisms linking meat intake and hip fracture risk may be related to the regulation of bone turnover, subclinical inflammation, and oxidative stress. Although estimates are modest, limiting red and processed meat intake in a healthy diet is advisable to prevent hip fractures.

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Title: Meat consumption and the risk of hip fracture in women and men: two prospective Swedish cohort studies
Authors: Eva Warensjö Lemming
Liisa Byberg
Jonas Höijer
John A. Baron
Alicja Wolk
Karl Michaëlsson
Publication date: 17-04-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Biomarkers
Published in: European Journal of Nutrition
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Electronic ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03385-z

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