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Socioeconomic and living conditions are determinants of hip fracture incidence and age occurrence among community-dwelling elderly

ContributorsGuilley, Edith; Herrmann, François; Rapin, Charles-Henri; Hoffmeyer, Pierre; Rizzoli, René; Chevalley, Thierryorcid
Published inOsteoporosis international, vol. 22, no. 2, p. 647-653
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  • Open Access - Licence nationale Springer
Publication date2011
Abstract

In this prospective, 10-year study in community-dwelling elderly aged 50 years and over, hip fracture incidence and accordingly age at hip fracture were inversely associated with the area-level income, independently of the geographical area. Age at hip fracture also depended of marital status but in a gender-specific way.

Keywords
  • Age Factors
  • Age of Onset
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Hip Fractures/economics/epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Risk Factors
  • Rural Health
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Switzerland/epidemiology
  • Urban Health
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GUILLEY, Edith et al. Socioeconomic and living conditions are determinants of hip fracture incidence and age occurrence among community-dwelling elderly. In: Osteoporosis international, 2011, vol. 22, n° 2, p. 647–653. doi: 10.1007/s00198-010-1287-1
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Journal ISSN0937-941X
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