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Healthy Aging - Hip Fracture Hospitalizations (Female)
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.
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.
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Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for
each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.
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Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative
to all other states.
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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.
References:
1. Wolinksy FD, Fitzgerald JF, Stump TE. The effect of hip fracture on mortality, hospitalization, and functional status: a prospective study. American Journal of Public Health 1997;87(3):498–403.
2. Hall SE, Williams JA, Goldswain, PR, Criddle RA. Hip fracture outcomes: quality of life and functional status in older adults living in the community. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 2000;30(3):327–332.
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