Secular trends in major osteoporotic fractures among 50+ adults in Denmark between 1995 and 2010

• DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05109-0
• Publication Date: 2019-08-15T07:02:21Z
• Authors: Shahab Abtahi; Johanna H.M. Drie...; Peter Vestergaard; Joop van den Bergh; Annelies Boonen; Frank de Vries; Andrea M. Burden
• Keywords: Secular Variation; Hip Fracture; Danish

We investigated the incidence trend in all major osteoporotic fractures for whole country of Denmark between 1995 and 2010. Hip other declined general population especially among women. But, we observed some increasing men which needs more attention. The is varied across globe, there no updated information case (MOF). Thus, rates (IRs) MOF 50+ adults over period 1995–2010. A series cross-sectional analyses was done using Danish National Health Service Register. Participants were full with a Gender- specific IRs per 10,000 person years (PYs) estimated, addition to individual fracture sites (hip, vertebrae, humerus, radius/ulna), women-to-men IR ratios MOF. decline (from 169.8 PYs 1995, 148.0 2010), pronounced Thirty-one nineteen percent hip women men, respectively. clinical vertebral slightly decreasing men. rate ratio decreased noticeably from 2.93 2.72 during study period. declining trends both sexes. However, lower decrease an noticed Considering our observations economic burden that accompanies this devastating disease, attention should be paid MOF,