@article{5fc447bd4d904a86bfc4e3f283ba3b84,
title = "Incidence of hip fracture in saskatchewan, Canada, 1976-1985",
abstract = "The authors ascertained the incidence of hip fracture in Saskatchewan, Canada, residents aged 65 years or older for the 10 years 1976-1985 from computerized hospital discharge records and compared it with rates for several other populations in Northern Europe and the United States. In Saskatchewan, the average annual incidence was 5.5 per 1,000 person-years. The incidence in women was twice that in men, the incidence in urban areas was 27% greater than that in nonurban areas, and there was no secular trend of increasing rates. The incidence of hip fracture in Saskatchewan was lower than that for populations in Scandinavia and the United States but was comparable to rates in English populations. Further study is needed to elucidate the genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors responsible for this variation.",
keywords = "Aged, Hip fractures",
author = "Ray, {Wayne A.} and Griffin, {Marie R.} and Roy West and Linda Strand and Melton, {L. Joseph}",
note = "Funding Information: Received for publication Apnl 3, 1989, and in final form August 2, 1989. 1Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. 1 Laboratory and Disease Control Services Branch, Saskatchewan Health, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 6X6. * Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Repnnt requests to Dr. Wayne A. Ray, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, NaahviUe, TN 37232-2637. Drs. Ray and Griffin are Burroughs Wellcome Scholars in Pharmacoepidemiology. This work was supported in part by Grant AGO7161 from the National Institute on Aging and Grant CCR4O2307 from the Centers for Disease Control. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Edith Malcolm (abstracting medical records), Jim Daugherty (computer programming), and Shirley Carson (technical assistance) to this paper and the advice and consultation from the other personnel in Saskatchewan Health.",
year = "1990",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115524",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "131",
pages = "502--509",
journal = "American journal of epidemiology",
issn = "0002-9262",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "3",
}