Risk Factors and Trends Associated With Mortality Among Adults With Hip Fracture in Singapore | Zendy

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Risk Factors and Trends Associated With Mortality Among Adults With Hip Fracture in Singapore

Author(s) -

EuLeong Yong,

Ganga Ganesan,

Michael S. Kramer,

Tet Sen Howe,

Joyce Suang Bee Koh,

Win Pa Pa Thu,

Susan Logan,

Jane A. Cauley,

Kelvin Bryan Tan

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19706

Subject(s) - hip fracture , medicine , gerontology , demography , psychology , sociology , osteoporosis

Malay ethnicity, older age, male sex, prefracture comorbidity, and trochanteric fractures were independently associated with increased risk of death, identifying population groups that could be targeted for intervention strategies. The improvement in relative mortality for women but not men suggests the need to develop interventions that improve mortality outcomes for men.

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