To determine whether there have been changes in the age, sex and subtype specific first hip fracture rates in Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) between 1990 and 2004. Records of all persons aged 60 years and older hospitalized with hip fractures in BC between 1985 and 2004 were obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database. Only the first hip fracture records were included, and fractures likely due to causes other than trauma were excluded. Age- and sex-specific rates were calculated using population denominators from Statistics Canada and direct standardization was used. Age standardized rates allowed for comparison across years with adjustment for age distribution.Purpose
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