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12515249

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Hip fracture, the most serious complication of osteoporosis, is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Knowledge of hip fracture-related mortality rates by age, sex, and ethnicity as well as temporal changes in mortality are important for health planners to implement programs aimed at awareness and prevention of hip fractures. This study determines adjusted death rates in Texas by age, sex, and ethnic group from 1990 through 1998 and describes trends in mortality during the 9-year period. Upward trends in mortality were observed for both sexes in whites and blacks. Hispanics showed trends toward decreasing mortality rates. The highest mortality rates were observed in whites, predominantly in persons 80 years and older. Furthermore, rates in men by ethnic group consistently exceeded those in women. As the population ages, hip fractures are becoming a major public health problem in Texas that will likely increase unless fall prevention strategies and treatment of osteoporosis in elderly people are improved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0040-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
56-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex and ethnic differences in hip fracture-related mortality in Texas, 1990 through 1998.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article