Incidence and risk factors of medical complications and direct medical costs after osteoporotic fracture among patients in China.

ABSTRACT: We analyzed the incidence of medical complications after osteoporotic fractures and estimated its risk factors and cost impacts. Osteoporotic fractures can result in lots of serious medical complications, which is associated with patients' baseline characteristics such as patients' disease history and significantly increased patients' direct medical costs.

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to investigate the incidence and identify the risk factors of medical complications after osteoporotic fracture, and quantify patients' economic burden.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Tianjin Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance database (2009-2014). Patients aged ≥ 50 years, had ≥ 1 diagnoses of hip or vertebral fracture between 2010 and 2012, and continuously enrolled from 12 mon

SUBMITTER: Liu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829109 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature