Regional and gender-specific analyses give new perspectives for secular trend in hip fracture incidence.
S-R PekonenJuho KopraHeikki KrögerToni RikkonenReijo SundPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)
Incidence of hip fracture has converged significantly between regions and genders. Especially factors related with socioeconomic development and increased frailty and longevity seem to be important. The hip fracture incidence rate ratio between women and men has systematically decreased in time, and more attention should be paid to hip fracture risk in men in the future.