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Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review

From: Risk factors for hospital re-presentation among older adults following fragility fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author and year of publication

Country

Site

Study design

Sample characteristics

Sample size/population

Study time period

Fracture site

Basques et al. (2015) [30]

USA

370 hospitals

Retrospective cohort

>70 years

8434

2011–2012

Hip

Bischoff-Ferrari et al. (2010) [20]

Switzerland

Single hospital

Randomized controlled trial

≥65 years

173

2005–2007

Hip

Boddaert et al. (2014) [21]

France

Single hospital

Interrupted time series

≥70 years

334

2005–2012

Hip

Fox et al. (1998) [31]

USA

8 hospitals

Prospective cohort

≥65 years

306

1990–1991

Hip

French et al. (2008) [25]

USA

Veterans Health Administration Medical Centre

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

41,331

1999–2003

Hip

Giusti et al. (2008) [32]

Italy

Single hospital

Prospective cohort

≥70 years

236

2000–2001

Hip

Golinvaux et al. (2014) [48]

USA

350 hospitals

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

9938

2005–2012

Hip

Gregersen et al. (2011) [42]

Denmark

Single hospital

Prospective cohort

≥65 years (Nursing Home Residents)

233

2006–2010.

Hip

Hageman et al. (2014) [43]

USA

Level 1 trauma center

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

890

2008–2011

Hip

Halm et al. (2003) [27]

USA

4 hospitals

Prospective cohort

Mean age > 65

559

1997–1998

Hip

Halm et al. (2003) [33]

USA

4 hospitals

Prospective cohort

Mean age > 65

551

1997–1998

Hip

Halm et al. (2004) [34]

USA

4 hospitals

Prospective cohort

Mean age > 65

550

1997–1998

Hip

Härstedt et al. (2015) [35]

Sweden

Single hospital

Prospective cohort

Mean age > 65

272

2009–2011

Hip

Heidari et al. (2012) [26]

UK

62 hospital pharmacies

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

255,841

2003–2007

Hip

Heyes et al. (2015) [29]

Ireland

Single hospital

Prospective cohort

Mean age > 65

451

2010–2012

Hip

Hsaio et al. (2011) [23]

Taiwan

Health insurance database

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65 (women)

11,278

2001–2007

Hip/Vertebra

Intrator and. Berg (1998) [44]

USA

Medicare beneficiaries

Retrospective cohort

≥70 years

324

1987–1991

Hip

Jou et al. (2014) [24]

Taiwan

Health insurance database

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65 (women)

9467

2003–2006

Hip

Kates et al. (2014) [28]

USA

Level 3 trauma center

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

1081

2005–2010

Hip

Kates et al. (2015) [49]

USA

Level 3 trauma center

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

1081

2005–2010

Hip

Khan et al. (2012) [36]

UK

Single hospital

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

467

2009–2010

Hip

Kiel et al. (1994) [45]

USA

43 nursing homes

Prospective cohort

Mean age > 65

2624

1984–1988

Hip

Le-Wendling et al. (2012) [37]

USA

Single hospital

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

308

2006–2008

Hip

Ling et al. (2013) [19]

Singapore

Single hospital

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

254

2009–2010

Hip

Merchant et al. (2005) [38]

Singapore

Single hospital

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

180

2001–2001

Hip

Ottenbacher et al. (2003) [46]

USA

171 hospitals

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

9956

1994–1998

Hip

Pollock et al. (2015) [50]

USA

Level 1 trauma center

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

1482

2005–2012

Hip

Radcliff et al. (2008) [51]

USA

Veterans Health Administration Medical Center

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

5683

1998–2003

Hip

Riggs et al. (2010) [39]

USA

Single hospital

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

606

2004–2006

Hip

Teixeira et al. (2009) [40]

France

Single hospital

Retrospective cohort

≥70 years

5709

2005–2006

Hip

Toson et al. (2015) [53]

Australia

247 hospitals

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

47,698

2001–2010

Hip

Toy et al.(2014) [41]

USA

370 hospitals

Retrospective cohort

≥65 years

850

2011–2012

Vertebra

Tsai et al. (2013) [47]

Taiwan

National Health Insurance

Retrospective cohort

≥70 years

9238

2004–2007

Vertebra

Vochteloo et al. (2011) [22]

Netherlands

450 hospitals

Retrospective and prospective cohort

≥65 years

1222

2005–2010

Hip

Zhang et al. (2014) [52]

USA

State Inpatient Database

Retrospective cohort

Mean age > 65

27,017

2005–2010

Proximal humerus