Malini Chandra, MS, MBA

Articles by Malini Chandra, MS, MBA

Challenges of Fracture Risk Assessment in Asian and Black Women

ByJoan C. Lo, MD,Malini Chandra, MS, MBA,Wei Yang, MD,Nailah Thompson, DO, MPH,Catherine Lee, PhD,Mohan Ramaswamy, MD,Mehreen Khan, MD,Amber Wheeler, MD

March 7th 2024

Differences in bone density and FRAX fracture risk scores among Black and Asian women yield greater discordance in fracture risk estimation compared with White women.

Variation in Fracture Risk Estimation Among East Asian Women

ByJoan C. Lo, MD,Shefali Nath, MD, MPH,Minal Patel, MD,Malini Chandra, MS, MBA,Betsy Yang, MD,Miranda Ritterman Weintraub, PhD, MPH,Bruce Ettinger, MD

March 10th 2021

Fracture prediction tools for East Asian individuals vary by country. In the United States, the US-Asian Fracture Risk Assessment Tool provides hip fracture probabilities that correspond to observed estimates.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Hip Fracture Outcomes in Men

ByLucy H. Liu, MD, MPH,Malini Chandra, MS, MBA,Joel R. Gonzalez, MPH, MPP,Joan C. Lo, MD

September 13th 2017

Racial and ethnic differences in hip fracture incidence and mortality outcome were observed within a diverse population of older men, with lower rates of both among Asians.

Mortality Following Hip Fracture in Chinese, Japanese, and Filipina Women

ByMinal C. Patel, MD,Malini Chandra, MS, MBA,Joan C. Lo, MD

October 11th 2016

One-year mortality following hip fracture in Asian American women is comparable among Chinese, Japanese, and Filipina women, comprising nearly three-fourths of the Asian population examined.

Trends in Mortality Following Hip Fracture in Older Women

ByJoan C. Lo, MD,Sowmya Srinivasan, MD,Malini Chandra, MS, MBA,Mary Patton, MD,Amer Budayr, MD,Lucy H. Liu, MD,Gene Lau, MD,Christopher D. Grimsrud, MD, PhD

April 15th 2015

Within an integrated healthcare setting, temporal trends demonstrate reductions in mortality risk after hip fracture in older women, with mortality risk lower for Asians and Hispanics.