Abstract
Summary
This study investigated the long-term survival and incidence of secondary fractures after fragility hip fractures. The 5-year survival rate was 62%, and the mortality risk was seen in patients with GNRI < 92. The 5-year incidence of secondary fracture was 22%, which was significantly higher in patients with a BMI < 20.
Background
Malnutrition negatively influences the postoperative survival of patients with fragility hip fractures (FHFs); however, little is known about their association over the long term.
Objective
This study evaluated the ability of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) as a risk factor for long-term mortality after FHFs.
Methods
This study included 623 Japanese patients with FHFs over the age of 60 years. We prospectively collected data on admission and during hospitalization and assessed the patients’ conditions after discharge through a questionnaire. We examined the long-term mortality and the incidence of secondary FHFs and assessed the prognostic factors.
Results
The mean observation period was 4.0 years (range 0–7 years). The average age at the time of admission was 82 years (range 60–101 years). The overall survival after FHFs (1 year, 91%; 5 years, 62%) and the incidence of secondary FHFs were high (1 year, 4%; 5 years, 22%). The multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis revealed the risk factors for mortality as older age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.04), male sex (HR 1.96), lower GNRI score (HR 0.96), comorbidities (malignancy, HR 2.51; ischemic heart disease, HR 2.24; revised Hasegawa dementia scale ≤ 20, HR 1.64), no use of active vitamin D3 on admission (HR 0.46), and a lower Barthel index (BI) (on admission, HR 1.00; at discharge, HR 0.99). The GNRI scores were divided into four risk categories: major risk (GNRI, < 82), moderate risk (82–91), low risk (92–98), and no risk (> 98). Patients at major and moderate risks of GNRI had a significantly lower overall survival rate (p < 0.001). Lower body mass index (BMI) was also identified as a prognostic factor for secondary FHFs (HR 0.88 [p = 0.004]).
Conclusions
We showed that older age, male sex, a lower GNRI score, comorbidities, and a lower BI are risk factors for mortality following FHFs. GNRI is a novel and simple predictor of long-term survival after FHFs.
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Abbreviations
- ADL:
-
Activities of daily living
- BI:
-
Barthel index
- BW:
-
Body weight
- DVT:
-
Deep vein thrombosis
- FHFs:
-
Fragility hip fractures
- GNRI:
-
Geriatric nutritional risk index
- HDS-R:
-
Hasegawa dementia rating scale-revised
- PTH:
-
Parathyroid hormone
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This research was funded in part by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists (grant number JP18K16626) and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA-Subsidized Science Project Research 2022-1).
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Tsutsui, T., Fujiwara, T., Matsumoto, Y. et al. Geriatric nutritional risk index as the prognostic factor in older patients with fragility hip fractures. Osteoporos Int 34, 1207–1221 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-023-06753-3
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