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Increasing hip fracture rates among older adults in Ecuador: analysis of the National Hospital Discharge System, 1999–2016

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Summary

The Ecuadorian hospital discharge system examined trends in hip fracture hospitalization rates among older adults. A significant upward trend in hip fracture rates occurred in both genders over the study period.

Introduction

Previous research has reported increasing hip fracture rates in Ecuador. Thus, this study aimed to extend previous findings by examining the nationwide incidence of hip fractures among adults aged 65 years and older between 1999 and 2016. A secondary objective was to compare hip fracture trends among older Ecuadorians with their counterparts in the United States (U.S.).

Methods

The National Hospital Discharge System and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project net were assessed to identify older adults hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of hip fractures in Ecuador and the U.S., respectively. The Joinpoint regression analysis software was used to examine the average annual percent change in hip fracture rates.

Results

A total of 20,091 adults with a mean age of 82.3 (SD 8.1) years were hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of hip fractures during the study period. After an adjustment for age, hip fracture rates increased annually on average by 4.6% (95% CI 3.8%, 5.4%) from 96.4/100,000 in 1999 to 173.1/100,000 persons in 2016. Between 1999 and 2014, hip fracture age-adjusted rates decreased on average by − 2.5% (95% CI − 2.7%, − 2.3%) among older adults in the U.S. while hip fracture rates steadily increased by 4.6% (95% CI, 3.6%, 5.7%) per year in their Ecuadorian counterparts.

Conclusions

Hip fracture rates markedly increased among older adults in Ecuador. The present findings should alert public health authorities to implement policies of osteoporosis awareness and prevention in Ecuador.

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  1. Laredo Medical Center—Medicine, Laredo, TX, USA

    Carlos H. Orces

  2. Hospital Docente de la Policía Nacional Guayaquil No 2, Guayaquil, Ecuador

    Enrique Lopez Gavilanez

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Orces, C.H., Gavilanez, E.L. Increasing hip fracture rates among older adults in Ecuador: analysis of the National Hospital Discharge System, 1999–2016. Arch Osteoporos 12, 109 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-017-0410-8

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