1993
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/22.4.285
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Epidemiology of Proximal Femoral Fracture in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

Abstract: An epidemiological survey of proximal femoral fracture (PFF) was carried out in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) in 1990. We identified 211 cases of PFF affecting residents, which gave an incidence of 161 per 100,000 per year (92 per 100,000 per year for men and 176 for women). Three quarters of all fractures occurred to residents of urban areas and nearly all fractures were caused by falls indoors. There was a higher incidence in winter than in summer months.

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“…The precise reasons for these variations were not well defined, but related to genetic, environmental and demographic factors. In this report, Spain was represented using data from four studies, some of which collected data over more than three decades 4,9,20,21 . However, the methodological quality was deemed "good" or "appropriate.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The precise reasons for these variations were not well defined, but related to genetic, environmental and demographic factors. In this report, Spain was represented using data from four studies, some of which collected data over more than three decades 4,9,20,21 . However, the methodological quality was deemed "good" or "appropriate.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El predominio del sexo femenino (tres de cada cuatro casos) y el aumento prácticamente exponencial, de la incidencia por grupos de edad está ampliamente descrito en la literatura (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). Este aumento por grupos de edad se observa también analizando separadamente cada una de las CCAA (Datos no mostrados).…”
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“…Las cifras globales de incidencia son algo superiores a las de otros trabajos realizados en nuestro país [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] . Estas diferencias pueden ser debidas a que nuestro estudio cubre un periodo de tiempo más reciente en el que se ha podido producir un incremento en el número de casos observados de FC.…”
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“…La incidencia de fractura de cadera ha sido estimada en diferentes provincias españo-las [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] variando desde 137,9 a 264,7 casos anuales por 100.000 habitantes mayores de 50 años. Sin embargo, los periodos de análi-sis han sido cortos, lo cual ha dificultado explorar los cambios temporales de la incidencia, tanto en su tendencia como estacionalidad.…”
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