OBJECTIVE: to estimate femoral fracture rates in community-dwelling older people without care need (CCN(-)), in community-dwelling older people with care need (CCN(+)) and in residents of nursing homes (RNH) and to determine their contribution to the overall burden of femoral fractures. METHODS: routine data of more than 1.2 million German people aged 65 years and more were used to calculate sex- and age-specific femoral fracture rates in the three groups CCN(-), CCN(+) and RNH. Those people receiving benefits of the long-term care insurance were defined as having care need. The percentile contribution of the three subpopulations to the overall burden of femoral fractures was determined. RESULTS: during 5,319,438 person-years, 44,000 femoral fractures were recorded. In each of the three subpopulations female and male fracture rates increased with increasing age. Femoral fracture rates of the total subpopulations were 6.13, 34.53 and 43.05 femoral fractures/1,000 person-years in CCN(-), CCN(+) and RNH in women and 2.66, 20.34 and 31.09 in men, respectively. The contribution of people with care need to the overall burden of femoral fractures in older people was about 50%. CONCLUSION: the incidence of femoral fractures was considerably higher in people with care need than in people without care need. This should be considered when planning medical care or targeting preventive measures.
OBJECTIVE: to estimate femoral fracture rates in community-dwelling older people without care need (CCN(-)), in community-dwelling older people with care need (CCN(+)) and in residents of nursing homes (RNH) and to determine their contribution to the overall burden of femoral fractures. METHODS: routine data of more than 1.2 million German people aged 65 years and more were used to calculate sex- and age-specific femoral fracture rates in the three groups CCN(-), CCN(+) and RNH. Those people receiving benefits of the long-term care insurance were defined as having care need. The percentile contribution of the three subpopulations to the overall burden of femoral fractures was determined. RESULTS: during 5,319,438 person-years, 44,000 femoral fractures were recorded. In each of the three subpopulations female and male fracture rates increased with increasing age. Femoral fracture rates of the total subpopulations were 6.13, 34.53 and 43.05 femoral fractures/1,000 person-years in CCN(-), CCN(+) and RNH in women and 2.66, 20.34 and 31.09 in men, respectively. The contribution of people with care need to the overall burden of femoral fractures in older people was about 50%. CONCLUSION: the incidence of femoral fractures was considerably higher in people with care need than in people without care need. This should be considered when planning medical care or targeting preventive measures.
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