title: A comparative study of risk factors of femoral neck and intertrochanteric fracture in Thai men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to compare the risk factors related to hip fracture between intertrochanteric fracture and femoral neck fracture in Thai men.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted in Bangkok and its vicinity from July 1997 to September 1998. The cases were recruited and matched with the controls by age and sex. Multilogit model was performed for finding the significant factors associated to each type of hip fracture.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 73 femoral neck fractures, 144 intertrochanteric fractures, and 177 controls. It was found that both types of hip fracture were associated with the physical activity and the cerebrovascular accident. However, the Chinese parent race was significantly related to the femoral neck only (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.59, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21, 5.54) whereas the walking disability was specifically associated with the intertrochanteric fracture (adjusted OR 3.23, 95% CI: 1.29, 8.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Types of hip fracture should be concerned for strategic prevention in men since they have significant difference of risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. rapwo@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Patarawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woratanarat
authors.forename: Chusak
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kijkunastian
authors.forename: Wiwat
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wajanavisit
authors.forename: Sorasak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suppaphol
authors.forename: Thira
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woratanarat
authors.forename: Rajata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajatanavin
authors.forename: Narong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boonyaratavej
authors.forename: Paibul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suriyawongpaisal
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand