Estimates of hip fracture incidence in Japan using the National Health Insurance Claim Database in 2012–2015

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 975 - 983
• Main Authors: Tamaki, J., Fujimori, K., Ikehara, S., Kamiya, K., Nakatoh, S., Okimoto, N., Ogawa, S., Ishii, S., Iki, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.05.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers - blood; Bone Density - physiology; Bone Density Conservation Agents - therapeutic use; Bone mineral density; Bone Remodeling - physiology; Bone turnover; Databases, Factual; Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data; Endocrinology; Female; Females; Fractures; Health insurance; Health risk assessment; Hip; Hip Fractures - epidemiology; Hip Fractures - physiopathology; Hip Fractures - prevention & control; Humans; Incidence; Insurance claims; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Males; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - drug therapy; Osteoporosis - epidemiology; Osteoporotic Fractures - epidemiology; Osteoporotic Fractures - physiopathology; Osteoporotic Fractures - prevention & control; Rheumatology; Sex Distribution; Japan; Health insurance claim database; National database; Osteoporotic prescription; Hip fracture incidence

Summary Using the nationwide health insurance claims database, we found that the age-standardized hip fracture incidence rates in Japan indicated significant increase in males but no significant change in females during 2012–2015. The fracture risk in subjects aged 75–84 years indicated decrease in...