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Objectives: To evaluate potential predictors of subsequent fracture and increased mortality in a population 65 years or older who suffered a proximal femur fragility fracture.Methods: This was a longitudinal study that included patients with a proximal femur fragility fracture, referred from the Orthopedics Inpatient Department to the Rheumatology Department's Fracture Liaison Service, from March 2015 to March 2017.Results: Five hundred twenty-two patients were included, with a median age (IQR) of 84 years (interquartile range [IQR], 11 years), 79.7% (n = 416) female. Nine percent (n = 47) suffered a new fracture, with a median time to event of 298 days (IQR, 331 days). Cumulative probability without refracture at 12 months was 93% (95% confidence interval [CI], 90.2%-95.0%); 22.8% (n = 119) patients died, with median time to death of 126 days (IQR, 336 days). Cumulative survival probability at 12 months was 81.7 (95% CI, 77.9-84.8). Neurologic disease (hazard ratio [HR], 2.30; 95% CI, 0.97-5.50; p = 0.06) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (

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Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) is diagnosed in children younger than 18 years of age. Depression and anxiety are common, but not well understood in JSLE. We investigated the clinical and psychological factors associated with the psychological manifestations of JSLE. Twenty-nine JSLE patients were recruited for the study. Patients completed surveys evaluating their psychological status and perceptions about their health. Medical records were used to obtain laboratory results. The JSLE patient population was compared with adult-onset SLE (ASLE) patients and unaffected controls. Kidney involvement was associated with depression in the JSLE patients. The BUN levels, BUN/creatinine ratio, and leukocyturia were all significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Multivariate analysis found that the BUN/creatinine ratio was the most predictive value for both depression and anxiety. Depressive symptoms in JSLE were less pronounced than in ASLE, although anxiety was not different. Age and education are likely to be protective against depression in the JSLE patients. These findings may indicate that symptomatology is an important indicator of whether the patient needs psychiatric care.