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. 2022 Jan 14;33(5):1037–1055. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-06281-y

Table 6.

Specific diseases potentially associated with increased risk of hip fracture

Women n = 91 Men n = 127 Total n = 218
Number of patients with disease(s) potentially associated with hip fracture 52 (57%) 53 (42%) 105 (48%)
Neoplasms
ICD-10 chapter 2, code C00-D49
Malignant disease 2 (2%) 3 (2%) 5 (2%)

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

ICD-10 chapter 4, code E–

Diabetes 10 (11%) 13 (10%) 23 (11%)
Hyperthyreosis 1 (1%) 0 1 (0.5%)
Hypothyreosis (treated w. substitution) 8 (9%) 1 (1%) 9 (4%)
Hyperparathyroidism 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (1%)
Mb Cushing 1 (1%) 0 1 (0.5%)
Hypophosphatemia 0 1 (1%) 1 (0.5%)
Hypogonadism in men - 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Prolonged amenorrhea in women of fertile age 2 (2%) - 2 (2%)
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Icd-10 chapter 5, code F–
Anorexia 3 (3%) 0 3 (1%)
Psychiatric disease and disability 8 (9%) 12 (9%) 20 (9%)
(e.g. depression, psychosis, dementia, retardation)
Diseases of the nervous system
ICD-10 chapter 6, code G–
Status post stroke 5 (6%) 2 (2%) 7 (3%)
Other neurological disease 18 (20%) 15 (12%) 33 (15%)
(e.g. polyneuropathy, paresis)
Diseases of the respiratory system
ICD-10 chapter 10, code J–
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 10 (11%) 6 (5%) 16 (7%)
Diseases of the digestive system
ICD-10 chapter 11, code K–
Inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Mb Crohn) 3 (3%) 1 (1%) 4 (2%)

Malabsorption

(e.g. bowel resection, coeliac disease)

5 (6%) 1 (1%) 6 (3%)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
ICD-10 chapter 13, code M–
Rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic conditions 9 (10%) 4 (3%) 13 (6%)
Childhood hip disease 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (1%)
(e.g. dysplasia, Mb Legg-Calvé-Perthes)
Osteoporosis 13 (14%) 4 (3%) 17 (8%)
Diseases of the genitourinary system,
ICD-10 chapter 14, code N–
Renal insufficiency 1 (1%) 5 (4%) 6 (3%)
Other diagnosis that impairs walking ability 8 (9%) 8 (6%) 16 (7%)