TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Effects of alcohol-related disease on hip fracture and mortality: a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Rimm, A. A.
A1  - Cebul, R.
A1  - Einstadter, D.
A1  - Cooper, G. S.
A1  - Dawson, N.
A1  - Yuan, Zongjie
SP  - 1089
EP  - 1093
VL  - 91
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effect of alcohol-related disease on hip fracture and mortality. METHODS: A retrospective cohort design was used. The study cohort consisted of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries with alcohol-related disease (n = 150,119) and randomly matched controls without alcohol-related disease (n = 726,218) identified through the 1988-1989 inpatient claims file. Incidence rates of hip fracture and mortality were examined. RESULTS: During the study period, 20,620 patients developed hip fracture, with 6973 cases among patients with alcohol-related disease and 13,647 cases among patients without alcohol-related disease. After adjustment for potential confounders, patients with alcohol-related disease had a 2.6-fold increased risk of hip fracture relative to patients without alcohol-related disease (95% confidence interval = 2.5, 2.6). Patients with alcohol-related disease had a higher risk of mortality at 1 year after hip fracture. CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol-related disease increases the risk of hip fracture significantly and reduces long-term survival. The present results suggest that patients hospitalized for alcohol-related disease should be targeted for hip fracture prevention programs.
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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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