Journal article
Hip Fracture Risk Among Community-Dwelling Elderly People in the United States: A Prospective Study of Physical, Cognitive, and Socioeconomic Indicators
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.96(7), pp.1210-1218
07/2006
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.077479
PMCID: PMC1483878
PMID: 16735617
Abstract
Objectives.
We determined risks of short-term (2-year) hip fracture in a nationally representative, prospective cohort of community-dwelling elderly people 70 years or older.
Methods.
We used self-report data from 2 waves of the Asset and Health Dynamics Survey (n = 5630). Sample-weighted logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine risk of hip fracture in relation to several demographic, cognitive, physical, and socioeconomic indicators.
Results.
During the 2-year study period, 102 participants reported a new hip fracture. Several indicators of physical functioning and cognitive status, including incorrect delayed word recall and inability to lift 10 lbs (4.5 kg), were significantly associated with hip fracture risk. In the final model, mobile home residents, individuals without Medicare part B insurance, and those without a high-school diploma were at more than a 2-fold risk of hip fracture. Educational level, physical functioning, and insurance status were the top 3 contributors to hip fracture risk.
Conclusions.
In addition to functional status measures, health insurance status, educational level, and type of residence appear to be independent predictors of hip fracture.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hip Fracture Risk Among Community-Dwelling Elderly People in the United States: A Prospective Study of Physical, Cognitive, and Socioeconomic Indicators
- Creators
- Robin Taylor Wilson - Robin Taylor Wilson and Gary A. Chase are with the Divisions of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, and the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey. Elizabeth A. Chrischilles and Robert B. Wallace are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa CityGary A Chase - Robin Taylor Wilson and Gary A. Chase are with the Divisions of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, and the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey. Elizabeth A. Chrischilles and Robert B. Wallace are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa CityElizabeth A Chrischilles - Robin Taylor Wilson and Gary A. Chase are with the Divisions of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, and the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey. Elizabeth A. Chrischilles and Robert B. Wallace are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa CityRobert B Wallace - Robin Taylor Wilson and Gary A. Chase are with the Divisions of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, and the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey. Elizabeth A. Chrischilles and Robert B. Wallace are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.96(7), pp.1210-1218
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.2005.077479
- PMID
- 16735617
- PMCID
- PMC1483878
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Public Health
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Publisher
- American Journal of Public Health 2006
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2006
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy; Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984214674202771
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