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Geographic variation in osteoporotic hip fracture incidence: the growing importance of Asian influences in coming decades

Geographic variation in osteoporotic hip fracture incidence: the growing importance of Asian influences in coming decades
Geographic variation in osteoporotic hip fracture incidence: the growing importance of Asian influences in coming decades
Studies over the last few decades have demonstrated geographic variation in the incidence of hip fracture across continents and among different parts of the same region. This paper studies the epidemiology of hip fracture worldwide, with special emphasis on the geographic variation among Asian countries. Using the Pubmed database, keywords that were employed included hip fracture,incidence rate, geographic variation, osteoporosis, and epidemiology. Articles were chosen based on the basis of (1) focus: studies that were said to specifically focus on geographic variation in hip fracture from different continents with a focus on Asia; (2 language: studies that were in English; (3) methods: studies that used statistical tests to examine hip fracture incidence rates. The highest hip fracture rates are seen in Scandinavian countries and the US and the lowest in African countries. Fracture rates are
intermediate in Asian populations. Among different ethnic populations, the highest fracture rates are seen in Caucasians and the lowest in blacks. There is also a north-south gradient, particularly in Europe, where more hip fractures occur in North Europe compared to the South.
Dhanwal, D.K.
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Cooper, C.
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Dennison, E.M.
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Dhanwal, D.K.
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Cooper, C.
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Dennison, E.M.
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Dhanwal, D.K., Cooper, C. and Dennison, E.M. (2010) Geographic variation in osteoporotic hip fracture incidence: the growing importance of Asian influences in coming decades. Journal of Osteoporosis, 2010 (757102). (doi:10.4061/2010/757102). (PMID:20981334)

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Studies over the last few decades have demonstrated geographic variation in the incidence of hip fracture across continents and among different parts of the same region. This paper studies the epidemiology of hip fracture worldwide, with special emphasis on the geographic variation among Asian countries. Using the Pubmed database, keywords that were employed included hip fracture,incidence rate, geographic variation, osteoporosis, and epidemiology. Articles were chosen based on the basis of (1) focus: studies that were said to specifically focus on geographic variation in hip fracture from different continents with a focus on Asia; (2 language: studies that were in English; (3) methods: studies that used statistical tests to examine hip fracture incidence rates. The highest hip fracture rates are seen in Scandinavian countries and the US and the lowest in African countries. Fracture rates are
intermediate in Asian populations. Among different ethnic populations, the highest fracture rates are seen in Caucasians and the lowest in blacks. There is also a north-south gradient, particularly in Europe, where more hip fractures occur in North Europe compared to the South.

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Published date: 2 August 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 166575
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/166575
PURE UUID: 30a2717e-1ed8-4d25-a3fd-b7f93ac97c0c
ORCID for C. Cooper: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-0709
ORCID for E.M. Dennison: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3048-4961

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Date deposited: 29 Oct 2010 15:10
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 02:45

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Author: D.K. Dhanwal
Author: C. Cooper ORCID iD
Author: E.M. Dennison ORCID iD

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