Study · Cohort
Data is freeRisk of hip fracture in meat-eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians: results from the UK Women's Cohort Study
UK Women's Cohort (26,318 women, 22.3 years): vegetarians had 33% higher hip fracture risk than regular meat-eaters.
BMC Medicine · 2022Open accessPMID 35948956
Key facts
- Who was studied
- UK women aged 35–69 (UK Women's Cohort Study)
- Sample
- 26318 people
- Duration
- median 22.3 years
- Main result
- Vegetarian women had higher hip fracture risk than regular meat-eaters (HR 1.33; 95% CI 1.03–1.71).
- Authors
- Webster J et al.
- Full text
- PubMed Central (free)DOI 10.1186/s12916-022-02468-0
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