The fluoridation of drinking water and hip fracture hospitalization rates in two Canadian communities
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| ID | 11036277 |
|---|---|
| Autores | M E Suarez-Almazor, María E Suarez‐Almazor (0000-0001-5381-5797, University of Alberta), Gordon Flowerdew (University of Alberta), Leon Saunders (University of Alberta), L D Saunders, Colin L Soskolne (0000-0001-9950-9197, University of Alberta), Anthony S Russell (University of Alberta) |
| Ano | 1993 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Fascículo | 5 |
| Páginas | 689-693 |
| Data de publicação | 1993-05-01 |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Editora | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.83.5.689 |
| PMID | 8484450 |
| OpenAlex | W2005437123 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 34 |
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to compare hip fracture hospitalization rates between a fluoridated and a non-fluoridated community in Alberta, Canada: Edmonton, which has had fluoridated drinking water since 1967, and Calgary, which considered fluoridation in 1991 but is currently revising this decision. METHODS. Case subjects were all individuals aged 45 years or older residing in Edmonton or Calgary who were admitted to hospitals in Alberta between January 1, 1981, and December 31, 1987, and who had a discharge diagnosis of hip fracture. Edmonton rates were compared with Calgary rates, with adjustment for age and sex using the Edmonton population as a standard. RESULTS. The hip fracture hospitalization rate for Edmonton from 1981 through 1987 was 2.77 per 1000 person-years. The age-sex standardized rate for Calgary was 2.78 per 1000 person-years. No statistically significant difference was observed in the overall rate, and only minor differences were observed within age and sex subgroups, with the Edmonton rates being higher in males. CONCLUSIONS. These findings suggest that fluoridation of drinking water has no impact, neither beneficial nor deleterious, on the risk of hip fracture
Environmental health · Fluoride · Hip fracture · Osteoporosis · Population · Water fluoridation · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Demography · Dentistry · Fluoride Effects and Removal · Hip and Femur Fractures · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Gerontology
| Citações por ano | 0,03 |
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| Intervalo de citações | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Altamente citado | Não |