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Population-based Canadian hip fracture rates with international comparisons
Osteoporosis International, 10/07/09

Leslie WD et al. – Overall hip fracture rates for Canadian women were found to be substantially lower than those for the USA and Germany. This study underscores the importance of assessing country-specific fracture patterns prior to adopting an existing FRAX tool

Methods

Hospitalizations for women and men throughout Canada during study period 2000–2005 in which the most responsible diagnosis was a proximal femoral fracture (147,982 hip fractures) identified
Age-standardized hip fracture rates compared between Canadian provinces, and national rates compared with those reported for USA and Germany

Results

Relatively small differences in hip fracture rates between provinces, and most did not differ appreciably from the Canadian average
Hip fracture rates for women in Canada in 2001 substantially lower than in USA (population-weighted rate ratio 0.70) and also lower than Germany for 2004 (population-weighted rate ratio 0.74)

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