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ea0026oc3.1 | Bone/Reproduction | ECE2011

Mild hyponatremia as a risk factor for fractures: the Rotterdam study

Hoorn E J , Rivadeneira F , van Meurs J B J , Ziere G , Stricker B H Ch , Hofman Albert , Pols Huibert , Zietse R , Uitterlinden A G , Zillikens M C

Introduction: Recent studies suggest that mild hyponatremia is associated with fractures, but prospective studies are lacking.Aim: Our aim was to study whether hyponatremia is associated with fractures, falls and/or bone mineral density (BMD).Methods: Five thousand two hundred and eight elderly men and women with serum sodium assessed at baseline were included from the prospective, population-based Rotterdam Study. The following da...