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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 131, No. 3: 502-509
Copyright © 1990 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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INCIDENCE OF HIP FRACTURE IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, 1976–1985

WAYNE A. RAY1,, MARIE R. GRIFFIN1, ROY WEST2, LINDA STRAND2 and L. JOSEPH MELTON, III3

1Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, TN
2Laboratory and Disease Control Services Branch, Saskatchewan Health, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 6X6
3Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

Reprint requests to Dr. Wayne A. Ray, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2637

The authors ascertained the incidence of hip fracture in Saskatchewan, Canada, residents aged 65 years or older for the 10 years 1976–1985 from computerized hospital discharge records and compared it with rates for several other populations in Northern Europe and the United States. In Saskatchewan, the average annual incidence was 5.5 per 1,000 person-years. The incidence in women was twice that in men, the incidence in urban areas was 27% greater than that in nonurban areas, and there was no secular trend of increasing rates. The incidence of hip fracture in Saskatchewan was lower than that for populations in Scandinavia and the United States but was comparable to rates in English populations. Further study is needed to elucidate the genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors responsible for this variation.

aged; hip fractures


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