title: Ethnic differences in hip fracture: a reduced incidence in Mexican Americans.
abstract: To confirm a previous report of lower risks of hip fracture in Mexican Americans, we calculated the incidence of hip fractures among Hispanics, blacks, and non-Hispanic whites residing in Bexar County, Texas, during 1980. A total of 576 residents with hip fracture not due to severe trauma were identified. The 1980 census data were used to calculate ethnic-specific incidence rates which were age-adjusted using the entire 1980 US population as the standard. Hip fractures were more common among non-Hispanic white women (139 per 100,000; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 124-153) than among Mexican-American (67 per 100,000; 95% CI = 51-82) or black (55 per 100,000; 95% CI = 27-83) women. Thus, Mexican Americans and blacks are relatively protected from hip fractures, and they may benefit less than whites from prophylactic therapies for osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013781:Texas; D044465:White People