To the Editor,
We thank Drs. Shen and Yang for their interest in our recently published study [2]. In it, we reported the global incidence and heath burden of hip fractures; to calculate those endpoints, we used data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019 database for the analysis (http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool). All the data were obtained from the GBD study 2019 database rather than pulling data from elsewhere. The study cited by the authors in their letter [3] was performed by the GBD 2019 Fracture Collaborators, who processed the raw data and made the estimates for all fractures based on the framework of the GBD study 2019. The incidences and years lived with disability of hip fractures in 2019 in that study are consistent with those in our study. We acquired these data directly from the official website provided by the authors.
As an example, here we illustrate the main steps we performed to obtain the incidences of hip fractures in 2019: (1) in the “GBD estimate” sidebar on the official website, choose “injuries by nature”; (2) choose “incidence” in the “Measure” sidebar; (3) select number as the metric and 2019 as the year; (4) select “all causes” for cause, “global” for location, “all ages” for age, and “both sexes” for sex; and (5) importantly, choose “fractures of hip” in the “injury” sidebar, and then search for the results. By following these steps, the data for the incidences of hip fractures will be presented and can be downloaded.
We have also introduced the same method elsewhere [1]. Notably, the website has been reorganized now and is different than it was when we used it to obtain the data several months ago. Users now need to register and login to the GBD study, but then can obtain all the data without charge.
We hope this reply helps Drs. Shen and Yang to obtain the data they seek. If they have further questions, we invite them to contact the corresponding author of this reply via the email address included in this letter, and we would be glad to provide any help.
Footnotes
(RE: Shen WQ, Yang WJ. Letter to the editor: What was the epidemiology and global burden of disease of hip fractures from 1990 to 2019? Results from and additional analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023;481:625.)
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References
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