Men who farm are less likely to have hip fractures then men who work (or have retired from) other professions, according to a Swedish study. Researchers speculate that the high level of physical activity involved in farming may account for the trend.
Even when comparing farmers to other people living in rural areas, the male farmers were significantly less likely to break their hips. When the numbers “were also adjusted for income, education and latitude the effect was even more marked, with farmers have a 39 per cent lower risk.” There was no difference between female farmers and other women in the population.
Source: Swedish Farmers Have Lower Risk for Hip Fracture Than Expected From Economic Status, Education and Location. D. Weycker , A. Kartashov , J. Edelsberg , J. Lani , A. Grauer , B. Crittenden & R. Barron. WCO-IOF-ESCEO World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, 14 -17 April 2016, Malaga, Spain. Osteoporosis International. Volume 27. Supplement 1. 2016
- Janet Wallace