Sex Differences in Recovery Across Multiple Domains among Older Adults with Hip Fracture.
Denise L OrwigDanielle S AbrahamMarc C HochbergAnn L Gruber-BaldiniJack M GuralnikAnne R CappolaJustine GoldenGregory E HicksRam R MillerBarbara ResnickMichelle D ShardellRobert S SterlingRashmita BajracharyaJay MagazinerPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)
Findings confirm that males have higher mortality but suggest that male survivors have continued functional recovery over the 12 months compared to females. Research is needed to determine the underlying causes of these sex differences for developing future prognostic information and rehabilitative interventions.