Vitamin D Deficiency Is Highly Concomitant but Not Strong Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients Aged 50 Year and Older with Hip Fracture.

Hip fractures Mortality Risk factors Vitamin D pmc-status-qastatus 0 pmc-status-live yes pmc-status-embargo no pmc-status-released yes pmc-prop-open-access yes pmc-prop-olf no pmc-prop-manuscript no pmc-prop-legally-suppressed no pmc-prop-has-pdf yes pmc-prop-has-supplement no pmc-prop-pdf-only no pmc-prop-suppress-copyright no pmc-prop-is-real-version no pmc-prop-is-scanned-article no pmc-prop-preprint no pmc-prop-in-epmc yes pmc-license-ref CC BY-NC INTRODUCTION Several studies in developed countries have reported a decreasing trend in hip fracture incidence.[ 1 2 3 4 ] However, studies in Korea show that a two-fold increase in the total number of hip fractures, and the incidence rate of hip fracture in women increased steeply during a 10-year study period.[ 5 ] Hip fractures in elderly patients are the most serious because of

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