Yi-Lin Lee1, Herng-Sheng Lee2, Ching-Fang Tsai3, Yueh-Han Hsu4,5,6, Hsin-Yi Yang7. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, 600, Taiwan. 2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 813, Taiwan. 3. Department of Medical Research, Clinical Medicine Research Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, No. 539, Zhongxiao Rd., East District, Chia-Yi, 600, Taiwan. 4. Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital and China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan. 5. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, 600, Taiwan. 6. Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, 736, Taiwan. 7. Department of Medical Research, Clinical Medicine Research Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, No. 539, Zhongxiao Rd., East District, Chia-Yi, 600, Taiwan. cych13018@gmail.com.
Abstract
There was a reduction in the hospitalization rate for major osteoporotic fractures. As per our analysis, hospitalization for site-specific fractures showed a declining trend for hip and vertebral fractures for both the sexes. However, an increasing trend was noted in women regarding hospitalization for forearm fracture. PURPOSE: Major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs) constitute a large proportion of the total expenditures for public healthcare. Knowing the secular trends of MOF will allow for more efficient use of healthcare resources, but such data are insufficient for the current population of Taiwan. Therefore, we investigated the epidemiological data of MOF hospitalization from adults 50 years of age or older in Taiwan during the period 2000-2015. METHODS: The data analyzed were acquired from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) entries between 2000 and 2015. All study subjects were 50 years of age or older at the time of admission and diagnosed as having MOF. RESULTS: A general decline was observed in the incidence rate (IR) of MOF hospitalization for the whole population, from 74.52 per 10,000 person-years (PYs) in 2000 to 55.19 in 2015. Females aged ≥65 years had the highest rates of hospitalization for MOF among the subgroups analyzed. Apart from the wrist fracture hospitalization rates in both sexes, which remained steady, all other site-specific fracture hospitalization rates exponentially increased with age. Among men, the IRs of all MOF hospitalization were steady, except for a slight decrease in hip and vertebral fracture hospitalizations. In women, hip and vertebral fracture hospitalization rates gradually decreased, humerus and wrist fracture hospitalization remained steady, and forearm fracture hospitalization increased. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalization rates of MOF decreased. The trend of site-specific fracture hospitalization analysis showed that hip and vertebral fractures decreased for both sexes. However, an increasing trend in forearm fracture hospitalization was noticed among females.
There was a reduction in the hospitalization rate for major osteoporotic fractures. As per our analysis, hospitalization for site-specific fractures showed a declining trend for hip and vertebral fractures for both the sexes. However, an increasing trend was noted in women regarding hospitalization for forearm fracture. PURPOSE: Major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs) constitute a large proportion of the total expenditures for public healthcare. Knowing the secular trends of MOF will allow for more efficient use of healthcare resources, but such data are insufficient for the current population of Taiwan. Therefore, we investigated the epidemiological data of MOF hospitalization from adults 50 years of age or older in Taiwan during the period 2000-2015. METHODS: The data analyzed were acquired from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) entries between 2000 and 2015. All study subjects were 50 years of age or older at the time of admission and diagnosed as having MOF. RESULTS: A general decline was observed in the incidence rate (IR) of MOF hospitalization for the whole population, from 74.52 per 10,000 person-years (PYs) in 2000 to 55.19 in 2015. Females aged ≥65 years had the highest rates of hospitalization for MOF among the subgroups analyzed. Apart from the wrist fracture hospitalization rates in both sexes, which remained steady, all other site-specific fracture hospitalization rates exponentially increased with age. Among men, the IRs of all MOF hospitalization were steady, except for a slight decrease in hip and vertebral fracture hospitalizations. In women, hip and vertebral fracture hospitalization rates gradually decreased, humerus and wrist fracture hospitalization remained steady, and forearm fracture hospitalization increased. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalization rates of MOF decreased. The trend of site-specific fracture hospitalization analysis showed that hip and vertebral fractures decreased for both sexes. However, an increasing trend in forearm fracture hospitalization was noticed among females.
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Epidemiology; Hospitalization; Major osteoporotic fractures; Temporal trends
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