Epidemiology of hip fractures in Thailand
Authors' conclusion
The incidence and the annual hospitalization costs for hip fractures increased significantly from 2013 to 2022.
Study context
- Population
- Population aged ≥50 years within the Universal Health Coverage System, Thailand, 2013–2022
- Outcome
- Annual incidence of hip fractures
- Follow-up
- 2013-2022
Methodological detailspopulation-based, ICD-10-identified hospitalizations
- Population-based
- ICD-10-identified hospitalizations
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hip fracture incidence (per 100,000 population)
- Crude incidence 2013
- 112.7
- Crude incidence 2019
- 146.7
- Crude incidence 2022
- 146.9
- Age-standardized incidence 2013
- 116.3
- Age-standardized incidence 2019
- 145.1
- Age-standardized incidence 2022
- 140.7
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Increase in crude incidence by sex · 2013-2022
- Females
- 34%
- Males
- 21%
- P
- P < 0.05
Annual hospitalization costs for hip fractures · 2013-2022
- 2013
- 17.3 million USD
- 2022
- 42.8 million USD
- Fold increase
- 2.5
- P
- P < 0.001
Number of hip fractures in 6 regions of Thailand · 2013-2022
- Increased in all six regions
Original publication
Epidemiology of hip fractures in Thailand. Osteoporos Int. Published 4 June 2024. doi:10.
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