The epidemiology of mortality after fracture in England: variation by age, sex, time, geographic location, and ethnicity.

ABSTRACT: One-year mortality following a fracture was greater for men compared to women, varied markedly between regions in England with the lowest rates in the London region, and was higher among black women compared to white women. The excess in mortality did not change during the study period.

Introduction

Fractures are associated with increased mortality. With the shift towards an increasingly elderly demography, and so increasing numbers of fractures, the impact of such events on mortality is of key public health importance. Therefore, we aimed to present up-to-date mortality rates following fracture in England.

Methods

This was a population-based study within the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, linked to death certificates (1 January 2001 to 31 December 2011). Subjects were

SUBMITTER: Klop C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5214576 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature