Abstract
Summary
Hip fractures are a large public health problem with significant negative impact on an individual’s overall health and survival. But while the total numbers of persons affected by hip fractures may be anticipated to increase, incidence rates appear to be declining.
Introduction
To describe annual hip fracture incidence rate trends in an integrated health-care organization over 1997–2006, during which a proactive bone health program was initiated program-wide and other secular trends occurred in the population.
Methods
For this ecologic trend study, we identified all men and women ≥45 years old as of January 1 of each year. Incident fractures for each year were identified using ICD-9 diagnosis codes 820–820.9, excluding all subjects who had fractures in prior years. Annual person-time at risk for hip fracture was determined from enrollment data. Sex- and age-specific and adjusted annual incidence rates were calculated.
Results
The overall annual hip fracture incidence rate for men declined from 1.52/1,000 person-years in 1997 to 1.29/1,000 person-years in 2006, a 15.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]=6.2–24.5) decrease. For women, incidence declined from 2.65/1,000 person-years in 1997 to 2.24/1,000 person-years in 2006, a 15.3% (95% CI=8.7–21.9) decrease. Among subjects aged 85 years or older, incidence rates for men declined from 27.0/1,000 to 18.9/1,000 person-years, and for women they declined from 32.7/1,000 to 27.1/1,000 person-years.
Conclusion
Hip fracture incidence has been declining in all age groups over the past 10 years. While many factors may contribute to this decline, the results are consistent with a potential benefit of the active bone health intervention.
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Adams, A.L., Shi, J., Takayanagi, M. et al. Ten-year hip fracture incidence rate trends in a large California population, 1997–2006. Osteoporos Int 24, 373–376 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-012-1938-5
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