RESIDENTIAL CARE AND RISK OF PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE

The risk of hip fracture is higher among persons living in long-term care than among persons living at home. The aim of this study was to explain the difference in risk between the two types of residence by identifying differences in the respective risk factor profiles. Information from the Mediterranean osteoporosis (MEDOS) study questionnaire was used for statistical analyses of 107 non-demented female cases and 225 neighbourhood controls matched for age, sex, and residential area. The statistical analyses incorporated adjustments of the risk estimates by unconditional multivariate logistic regression. Urban background, activity, and morbidity were found to differ between the two types of residence. The detected differences in risk factor profiles were, however, not considered to be sufficient as an explanation for the difference in risk of fracture.