Seasonality of hip fracture and vitamin D deficiency persists in a sub-tropical climate
| Autor: | Nicola Ward, Sonia E. Lara Alvarez, Warrick J. Inder, Cameron Cooke, Kate Bell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Subtropics 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology vitamin D deficiency Tertiary Care Centers 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Internal Medicine medicine Temperate climate Vitamin D and neurology Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Vitamin D Aged Aged 80 and over Hip fracture Tropical Climate business.industry Hip Fractures Odds ratio Seasonality Middle Aged medicine.disease Vitamin D Deficiency Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies Female Queensland Seasons business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Internal medicine journal. 49(8) |
| ISSN: | 1445-5994 |
| Popis: | Both hip fractures and vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD)) deficiency are more common in winter in regions with temperate climates, but few data exist for a sub-tropical climate. In a South East Queensland tertiary hospital over a 7-year period, there were significantly more hip fractures in winter than the other three seasons (analysis of variance P = 0.003), with associated higher frequency of 25-OHD deficiency – 42.5% in winter compared to 28.5% in summer, odds ratio 1.86 (95% confidence interval 1.35–2.56), P = 0.0001. Seasonality of hip fracture and 25-OHD deficiency occurs even in a sub-tropical climate. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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