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Reproductive History and Hip Fracture in the Elderly Women in Korea : A Cohort Study  

Lee, Seung-Mi (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kim, Yoon-I (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Youn, Koung-Eun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Park, Byung-Joo (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / v.35, no.4, 2002 , pp. 305-312 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The reproductive history of women has been suggested to have a possible influence on the risk of osteoporotic fractures. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between reproductive history and hip fractures in the elderly women. Methods : The study subjects were drawn from women members of the Korean Elderly Pharmacoepidemiologic Cohort (KEPEC), aged 65 years or over, whose reproductive histories were available, and who were beneficiaries of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) in 1993 and lived in Busan city, Korea. The information on reproductive histories, and possible confounders, were collected from mailed questionnaires. Potential hip fracture cases were collected from the claims data obtained between 1993 and 1998, with a hospital survey conducted to confirm the final diagnoses. Rate ratios and their 95% confidence intervals, were calculated using a Cox's proportional hazard model. Results : Following up 5,215 women for 6 years, 51 cases were confirmed with hip fractures. When adjusted for age, weight and physical activity, the rate ratio of hip fractures in women who had given birth three or more times was 0.56 (95% CI: 0.25-1.25), compared with those who had given birth two or less times. When adjusted for age, number of births, weight and physical activity, the rate ratio in women who first gave birth when younger than 22 years was 0.60 (95% CI: 0.34-1.08) compared with those who had giving birth at 22 years or older. Conclusions : According to these findings, an early age when first giving birth might decrease the risk of hip fractures in elderly Korean women.
Keywords
Reproductive history; Hip fractures; Cohort studies; Aged; Korean Elderly Pharmacoepidemiologic Cohort;
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