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Journal article
Minimal trauma hip fracture hospitalisations among older Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians: A retrospective population‐based cohort study
Australasian journal on ageing, Vol.41(4), pp.554-562
12/2022
PMID: 35879834
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Abstract
Objectives: To compare minimal trauma hip fractures (MTHF) between older Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians.
Methods: Epidemiological study of retrospective New South Wales hospitalisation data (2005–2016) for MTHF among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians over 40 years of age.
Results: Estimated age‐standardised rates of MTHF were lower among Indigenous Australians than non‐Indigenous Australians (142.2 vs. 161.7 per 100,000) with a direct standardised rate ratio of 0.887 (95%CI 0.78–0.99, p = 0.031). However, for both male and female Indigenous Australians, MTHF occur at a younger age than in non‐Indigenous Australians (age 40–74: 52% vs. 19%, p < 0.001). Proportions of MTHF are higher among women and were almost double among rural Indigenous Australians compared with rural non‐Indigenous Australians (59% vs. 31%, p < 0.001).
Conclusions: New South Wales Hospitalisation data showed that estimated age‐standardised rates of MTHF appear lower among Indigenous Australians than in non‐Indigenous Australians but also occur at a younger age for Indigenous people. MTHF are more common among rural Indigenous Australians and women.
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- Title
- Minimal trauma hip fracture hospitalisations among older Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians: A retrospective population‐based cohort study
- Creators
- Sabrina Pit - The University of SydneyCraig Knox - Northern New South Wales Local Health District (Australia, Lismore)Margaret Rolfe - Western Sydney UniversityJames Wheeler - Lismore Base Hospital
- Publication Details
- Australasian journal on ageing, Vol.41(4), pp.554-562
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 9
- Identifiers
- 991013344086302368
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article