The contributions of First Nations ethnicity, income, and delays in surgery on mortality post-fracture: a population-based analysis | Zendy

William D. Leslie | Zendy; Sharon L. BrennanOlsen | Zendy; Heather J. Prior | Zendy; Lisa M. Lix | Zendy; Colleen Metge | Zendy; Brenda Elias | Zendy

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The contributions of First Nations ethnicity, income, and delays in surgery on mortality post-fracture: a population-based analysis

Author(s) -

William D. Leslie,

Sharon L. BrennanOlsen,

Heather J. Prior,

Lisa M. Lix,

Colleen Metge,

Brenda Elias

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

osteoporosis international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28

H-Index - 170

eISSN - 1433-2965

pISSN - 0937-941X

DOI - 10.1007/s00198-012-2099-2

Subject(s) - medicine , demography , hip fracture , population , confidence interval , odds ratio , proportional hazards model , ethnic group , logistic regression , mortality rate , gerontology , osteoporosis , environmental health , law , sociology , political science

We examined the independent contributions of First Nations ethnicity and lower income to post-fracture mortality. A similar relative increase in mortality associated with fracture appears to translate into a larger absolute increase in post-fracture mortality for First Nations compared to non-First Nations peoples. Lower income also predicted increased mortality post-fracture.

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