Seasonal variation of femoral fractures in the state of São Paulo, Southeast Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID9260745
AuthorsMônica Marin de Souza (0000-0002-5274-5552, Universidade Estadual de Maringá), Eniuce Menezes (0000-0003-0265-7586, Universidade Estadual de Maringá), Altacílio Aparecido Nunes (0000-0001-9934-920X, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto), Edson Zangiacomi Martinez (0000-0002-0949-3222, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto)
Year2019
Volume53
Pages55
Publication date2019-08-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2019053001051
PMID31432912
OpenAlexW2967055123
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of seasonality on femoral fracture incidence among people residing in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Ecological study based on a consecutive series of 216,348 reports of hospital admissions caused by femoral fractures. A Bayesian statistical model was used for time series analysis, considering the monthly average number of events of femoral fractures per day as a dependent variable. RESULTS: Among the female population, significant seasonal effects were observed only for older women, aged 60 years or more. Among younger men (aged less than 20 years) there is not a clear seasonal effect, but among the other age groups there seems to exist a higher number of cases of femoral fractures during the coldest months of the year. CONCLUSIONS: In general, more cases of fractures occur during the coldest months of the year; however, men and women have different patterns of incidence according to each age group

Environmental health · Incidence (geometry) · Population · Seasonality · Statistics · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Hip and Femur Fractures · Medicine

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