Hip fracture incidence among elderly Hispanics.
OBJECTIVE
This study estimated hip fracture incidence for elderly Hispanics in the United States.


METHODS
A cohort of Spanish-surnamed 1992 Medicare enrollees was followed for 2 years. Hip fractures were identified by inpatient diagnostic code.


RESULTS
For Hispanic women, the national age-adjusted hip fracture rate was 7.3 per 1000 person-years; for men, the rate was 3.3. Rates varied markedly, with higher rates for the predominantly Mexican-American southwestern states than for Puerto Ricans.


CONCLUSIONS
Nationally, the Hispanic population is at intermediate risk of hip fracture between Blacks and Whites, but geographic variation suggests that Mexican Americans are at higher risk than Puerto Ricans.
Lauderdale
D S
DS
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, Ill. 60637, USA. dlauderd@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Jacobsen
S J
SJ
Furner
S E
SE
Levy
P S
PS
Brody
J A
JA
Goldberg
J
J
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012306:Risk; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data