Socio-economic inequalities in fragility fracture outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prognostic observational studies.
Gitte ValentinS E PedersenR ChristensenK FriisC P NielsenA BhimjiyaniC L GregsonB L LangdahlPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)
We found a consistently increased risk of post-hip fracture mortality with low SES across SES measures and across countries with different political structures and different health and social care infrastructures. The impact of SES on post-fracture HRQoL remains uncertain due to sparse and low-quality evidence.