Indicator 15: Hip Fracture Hospitalizations (Female)

• Hip fracture, the most serious type of all fall-related fractures, is a major contributor to death, disability, and diminished quality of life among older adults.(1,2)
• In 2004, women had nearly double the rate of hospitalizations for hip fractures than men (1,113 per 100,000 persons compared with 558).
• Hip fracture hospitalizations have varied from year to year, but are always consistently above the Healthy People 2010 targets of 474 per 100,000 persons for men and 416 per 100,000 persons for women.
• Evidence-based Program:
  • Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance

Location Data C.I.* Rank† Grade‡ United States 1113.0 n/a n/a n/a

Make comparisons Healthy People 2010 Targets

= Upper Third (top performing 33%)   = Middle Third (middle 33%)   = Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)         * A confidence interval (CI) describes the level of uncertainty of an estimate and specifies the range in which the true value is likely to fall. The State of Aging and Health in America online report uses a 95% level of significance, which means that 95% of the time, the true value falls within these boundaries.         † Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.         ‡ Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative to all other states.         ¶ No state-level data exist for Indicator 15, hip fracture hospitalizations.           Note: When comparing prevalence of variables across states or years, we recommend the use of confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not statistically significant.