Temporal trends in socioeconomic inequalities and risk of infection after hip fracture surgery: a nationwide cohort study, 2010-2021.

ABSTRACT: Socioeconomic inequalities in 30-day risk of any infection after hip fracture surgery increased from 2010 to 2021. The results indicate a growing health gap among patients with hip fracture, whereby lower education, lack of social support, and reliance on informal or residential care represent increasing disadvantages.

Purpose

To investigate whether socioeconomic inequalities in infection risk after hip fracture changed between 2010 and 2021.

Method

Using Danish population-based registries, we identified 74,068 patients with hip fracture. We collected data on socioeconomic position markers (education, liquid assets, marital status, and living arrangements) to examine their effect on risk of post-surgical infection. We studied any hospital-treated infection or community-treate

SUBMITTER: Gadgaard NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612023 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature