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November 1, 1988Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Do Drugs Affect the Risk of Hip Fracture in Elderly Women?

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Why the study?

Does the use of specific medications affect the risk of hip fracture in elderly women?

Population

425 elderly women from a family practice age-sex register, comprising 280 women with hip fractures and 145…

Comparison

Use of various medications including diuretics… vs Women without hip fractures (controls).

Design

Case-control

Authors

HTH. TaggartUniversity of Ulster

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Overview

NSAID use was associated with lower hip fracture risk in elderly women; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without prospective confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does the use of specific medications affect the risk of hip fracture in elderly women?

P
Population
425 elderly women from a family practice age-sex register, comprising 280 women with hip fractures (mean age 83 years) and 145 women controls (mean age 81 years).
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Intervention
Use of various medications including diuretics, NSAIDs, digoxin, anti-hypertensive drugs, sedatives, hypnotics, and phenothiazines.
C
Comparator
Women without hip fractures (controls).
O
Outcome
Risk of hip fracture associated with medication use.hard clinical

In elderly women, NSAID use was associated with a lower risk of hip fracture, while cardiovascular and sedative medications showed no significant association.

Cite This Study

H. Taggart (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70775f8031ec7bb1dc5cd4https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb04367.x
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