Relative mortality in U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with Parkinson disease and hip and pelvic fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects gait and postural stability, resulting in an increased risk of falling. The purpose of this study was to estimate mortality associated with demographic factors after hip or pelvic (hip/pelvic) fracture in people with Parkinson disease. A secondary goal was to compare the mortality associated with Parkinson disease to that associated with other common medical conditions in patients with hip/pelvic fracture.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational cohort study of 1,980,401 elderly Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with hip/pelvic fracture from 2000 to 2005 who were identified with use of the Beneficiary Annual Summary File. The race/ethnicity distribution of the sample was white (93.2%), black (3.8%

SUBMITTER: Harris-Hayes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3918936 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature