Osteoporosis has become a major health problem among the elderly in Hong Kong. This study compares the level of dietary calcium intake and the differences in various risk factors among elderly fracture patients and elderly without fractures. Furthermore, this study identifies the relationship between the risk factors and the amount of calcium intake; and classifies the fracture patients and the low calcium intake group. Although the design of the present study precludes testing causal hypotheses, the findings are suggestive of factors that are likely to be important in a program to reduce fractures among elderly populations.
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