Subsequent hip fracture among older adults.
Subsequent hip fracture among the 368 Longitudinal Study on Aging respondents who fractured their hips from 1984 through 1991 was prospectively examined. Case-by-case review of the billing records indicated that 27 subsequent hip fractures occurred, for a rate of 1 every 33.8 person-years. Multivariable proportional hazard regression revealed that increased risks of subsequent hip fracture were associated with poor perceived health status and dizziness.
Wolinsky
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Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 42020-2859.
Fitzgerald
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004244:Dizziness / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D006278:Medicare; D011159:Population Surveillance; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology