Table 2.
Two-year incidence rate of hip fracture in age-, sex- and race-matched MS and non-MS long-stay nursing home residents
| Persons with MS | Persons without MS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip fracture, n (%)1 | Adjusted IR2 (95% CI) | Hip fracture, n (%)1 | Adjusted IR2 (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 90 (1.6) | 7.1 (5.6 – 9.2) | 917 (3.2%) | 18.6 (17.4 – 19.8) |
| Age groups | ||||
| 65 – ≤75 years | 36 (1.3) | 6.8 (4.7 – 10.2) | 377 (2.8) | 15.5 (14.1 – 17.3) |
| >75 | 54 (1.8) | 9.3 (7.1 – 12.5) | 540 (3.6) | 22.0 (20.2 – 24.0) |
| Sex | ||||
| Women | 71 (1.7) | 8.2 (6.3 – 10.8) | 703 (3.3) | 19.3 (17.9 – 20.8) |
| Men | 19 (1.3) | 6.7 (4.2 – 11.5) | 214 (2.9) | 17.2 (15.1 – 19.8) |
| Self-transfer performance | ||||
| Independent/supervision | 23 (3.1) | 15.8 (10.5 – 24.8) | 423 (4.5) | 26.0 (23.6 – 28.7) |
| Limited assistance | 13 (2.2) | 12.5 (7.4 – 22.9) | 231 (4.3) | 26.5 (23.3 – 30.3) |
| Extensive assistance | 32 (1.8) | 10.2 (7.2 – 14.9) | 216 (2.4) | 15.4 (13.5 – 17.7) |
| Total dependence | 22 (0.9) | 5.0 (3.0 – 8.8) | 47 (1.0) | 5.4 (4.1 – 7.3) |
1
Percentages were calculated as the number of residents who had a hospitalization for hip fracture among each sex or self-transfer performance group.
2
IRs were calculated as the number of hospitalization for hip fracture per 1,000 person-years. Abbreviation: IR: incidence rate.