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Of 300,000 annual hip fractures in the US, about 30% occur in men, over 30% experience cognitive impairment or dementia, and 30% die within one year. This study compares time-to-death and cognition-related cause of death (CR-COD) by gender after hip fracture using different methods of cognitive impairment ascertainment. Baseline hospital charts and Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) were from the Baltimore Hip Studies 7th cohort (2006-2011) (171 women, 168 men). National Death Index was obtained up to December 31, 2014. Cox models assessed dementia diagnosis in chart and 3MS |
