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We aimed to evaluate whether HMB-containing ONS was associated with lower mortality than non-HMB ONS and to explore whether supplement formulation combined with treatment persistence was associated with differential mortality patterns. Methods: This was a formulation-specific subanalysis of a previously described prospective cohort of older adults with hip fracture and malnutrition or significant nutritional risk. Only patients with known ONS formulation were included (n = 107): 59 received HMB-containing ONS, and 48 received non-HMB ONS, including standard, diabetes-specific, and renal-oriented formulations. Mortality at 3, 6, and 12 months was analyzed using crude comparisons and multivariable logistic regression adjusted for sex, age, and Charlson comorbidity index. A 6-month adjusted Cox model was used as the main time-to-event analysis. Exploratory analyses assessed mortality according to supplement formulation and treatment persistence. Results: Overall mortality was 14.0% at 3 months, 23.4% at 6 months, and 29.9% at 12 months. At 6 months, mortality was lower among patients receiving HMB-containing ONS than among those receiving non-HMB ONS (13.6% vs. 35.4%; p = 0.011), and the association remained significant after adjustment (OR 0.267; 95% CI 0.091\u20130.784; p = 0.016). Associations at 3 and 12 months were directionally consistent but not statistically significant. In the adjusted Cox model, prescription of HMB-containing ONS was associated with a lower hazard of death within 6 months (HR 0.358; 95% CI 0.145\u20130.885; p = 0.026). Exploratory analyses showed a 6-month mortality gradient according to formulation and persistence, ranging from 0.0% in patients receiving HMB-ONS for \u22653 months to 41.2% in those receiving non-HMB ONS for &lt;3 months. Conclusions: In this formulation-specific subanalysis of malnourished older adults with hip fracture, an association between HMB-containing ONS and lower 6-month mortality was observed compared with non-HMB ONS. Exploratory findings suggested a clinically relevant mortality gradient according to both supplement formulation and treatment persistence, although these results should be interpreted cautiously. Larger prospective studies are warranted to confirm these findings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu18121891","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,12]],"date-time":"2026-06-12T01:52:08Z","timestamp":1781229128000},"page":"1891","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["HMB-Containing Oral Nutritional Supplementation and Mortality After Hip Fracture in Malnourished Older Adults: A Formulation-Specific Subanalysis of a Prospective Cohort"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0739-2567","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco Jos\u00e9","family":"S\u00e1nchez-Torralvo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n, Hospital Regional Universitario de M\u00e1laga, 29007 Malaga, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Biom\u00e9dica de M\u00e1laga (IBIMA), Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Malaga, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7373-4174","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ver\u00f3nica","family":"P\u00e9rez-del-R\u00edo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Medicina y Dermatolog\u00eda, Facultad de Medicina, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain"},{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Cirug\u00eda Ortop\u00e9dica y Traumatolog\u00eda, Hospital de la Axarqu\u00eda, 29010 Malaga, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2184-2181","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luis Ignacio","family":"Navas Vela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n, Hospital Universitario Torrec\u00e1rdenas, 04009 Almer\u00eda, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5131-4478","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda","family":"Garc\u00eda-Olivares","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n, Hospital Regional Universitario de M\u00e1laga, 29007 Malaga, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nuria","family":"Porras","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n, Hospital Regional Universitario de M\u00e1laga, 29007 Malaga, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2512-5147","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose Abu\u00edn","family":"Fern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n, Hospital Regional Universitario de M\u00e1laga, 29007 Malaga, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7646-2899","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gabriel","family":"Olveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Gesti\u00f3n Cl\u00ednica de Endocrinolog\u00eda y Nutrici\u00f3n, Hospital Regional Universitario de M\u00e1laga, 29007 Malaga, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Biom\u00e9dica de M\u00e1laga (IBIMA), Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Malaga, Spain"},{"name":"Departamento de Medicina y Dermatolog\u00eda, Facultad de Medicina, University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain"},{"name":"Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Biom\u00e9dica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metab\u00f3licas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Malafarina, V., Reginster, J.Y., Cabrerizo, S., Bruy\u00e8re, O., Kanis, J.A., Alfredo Martinez, J., and Zulet, M.A. (2018). 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