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Seasonality of hip fracture and vitamin D deficiency persists in a sub‐tropical climate.
- Source :
- Internal Medicine Journal; Aug2019, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p1029-1032, 4p, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Both hip fractures and vitamin D (25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25‐OHD)) deficiency are more common in winter in regions with temperate climates, but few data exist for a sub‐tropical climate. In a South East Queensland tertiary hospital over a 7‐year period, there were significantly more hip fractures in winter than the other three seasons (analysis of variance P = 0.003), with associated higher frequency of 25‐OHD deficiency – 42.5% in winter compared to 28.5% in summer, odds ratio 1.86 (95% confidence interval 1.35–2.56), P = 0.0001. Seasonality of hip fracture and 25‐OHD deficiency occurs even in a sub‐tropical climate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14440903
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137925266
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14391