Abstract
In this international study, we examined the incidence of hip fractures, postfracture treatment, and all-cause mortality following hip fractures, based on demographics, geography, and calendar year. We used patient-level healthcare data from 19 countries and regions to identify patients aged 50 years and older hospitalized with a hip fracture from 2005 to 2018. The age- and sex-standardized incidence rates of hip fractures, post-hip fracture treatment (defined as the proportion of patients receiving anti-osteoporosis medication with various mechanisms of action [bisphosphonates, denosumab, raloxifene, strontium ranelate, or teriparatide] following a hip fracture), and the all-cause mortality rates after hip fractures were estimated using a standardized protocol and common data model. The number of hip fractures in 2050 was projected based on trends in the incidence and estimated future population demographics. In total, 4,115,046 hip fractures were identified from 20 databases. The reported age- and sex-standardized incidence rates of hip fractures ranged from 95.1 (95% confidence interval [CI] 94.8–95.4) in Brazil to 315.9 (95% CI 314.0–317.7) in Denmark per 100,000 population. Incidence rates decreased over the study period in most countries; however, the estimated total annual number of hip fractures nearly doubled from 2018 to 2050. Within 1 year following a hip fracture, post-hip fracture treatment ranged from 11.5% (95% CI 11.1% to 11.9%) in Germany to 50.3% (95% CI 50.0% to 50.7%) in the United Kingdom, and all-cause mortality rates ranged from 14.4% (95% CI 14.0% to 14.8%) in Singapore to 28.3% (95% CI 28.0% to 28.6%) in the United Kingdom. Males had lower use of anti-osteoporosis medication than females, higher rates of all-cause mortality, and a larger increase in the projected number of hip fractures by 2050. Substantial variations exist in the global epidemiology of hip fractures and postfracture outcomes. Our findings inform possible actions to reduce the projected public health burden of osteoporotic fractures among the aging population.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1064-1075 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 29 Apr 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to acknowledge Tingting Gong and Yuanyuan Ji, who analyzed the US Medicare data. We thank the team members (Angela Grelaud‐Boussinot, Jérémy Jové, Emmanuelle Bignon, Régis Lassalle, Clémentine Lacueille, Adeline Grolleau) in France who were involved in the project. We also thank José Antônio Sena, Fernando Castro, and Matheus Albuquerque, who extracted and cleaned the data in Brazil. The investigators in Taiwan are grateful to the Health Data Science Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, for providing administrative and technical support. This study used research data from South Korea (M20200722662) prepared by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the HIRA and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea. The study was funded by Amgen Inc.
Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Tingting Gong and Yuanyuan Ji, who analyzed the US Medicare data. We thank the team members (Angela Grelaud-Boussinot, Jérémy Jové, Emmanuelle Bignon, Régis Lassalle, Clémentine Lacueille, Adeline Grolleau) in France who were involved in the project. We also thank José Antônio Sena, Fernando Castro, and Matheus Albuquerque, who extracted and cleaned the data in Brazil. The investigators in Taiwan are grateful to the Health Data Science Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, for providing administrative and technical support. This study used research data from South Korea (M20200722662) prepared by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the HIRA and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea. The study was funded by Amgen Inc.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
