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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of individuals ≥ 51 years with and without hip fracture in 2012

From: The medication-based Rx-Risk Comorbidity Index and risk of hip fracture - a nationwide NOREPOS cohort study

 

Hip fracture

No hip fracture

 Women

Total number of individuals

 51–65 years

448

439,115

 66–80 years

1,532

273,936

 > 80 years

3,522

114,936

Total number of person yearsa

 51–65 years

209

438,203

 66–80 years

771

271,872

 > 80 years

1741

110,034

Median age (IQR)

84 (77–89)

65 (57–74)

Median Rx-Risk in 2011b (IQR)

 51–65 years

4 (0–9)

1 (0–5)

 66–80 years

5 (1–10)

2 (0–6)

 > 80 years

5 (2–10)

5 (1–8)

Men

Total number of individuals

 51–65 years

356

443,034

 66–80 years

813

254,245

 > 80 years

1,330

72,602

Total number of person yearsa

 51–65 years

183

441,486

 66–80 years

417

251,239

 > 80 years

623

68,586

Median age (IQR)

81 (72–87)

63 (57–71)

Median Rx-Risk in 2011b (IQR)

 51–65 years

4 (1–8)

1 (0–5)

 66–80 years

5 (1–10)

2 (0–5)

 > 80 years

4 (1–9)

3 (0–7)

  1. The Norwegian Prescription Database and the NOREPOS Hip Fracture Database. The calendar year 2012 (at the approximate mid-point of follow-up) was chosen to represent the descriptive characteristics of the study population
  2. aNumber of person years in 2012
  3. bRx-Risk in 2011 was used as exposure for the calendar year 2012