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ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2024

Hospitalizations for hip and non-hip osteoporotic fractures in Belgium: nationwide trends between 2010 and 2021.

Sigrid Janssens, Evelien Gielen, Michaël R Laurent, An Sermon, Michiel Herteleer, Marian Dejaeger

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  3. Clinical and health-economic impact of orthogeriatric care models in Belgium: A population-based data registry study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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Sigrid JanssensDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2652-2336
Evelien GielenDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8985-1201
Michaël R LaurentDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9681-8330
An SermonDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6295-9127
Michiel HerteleerDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0010-4446
Marian DejaegerDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. marian.dejaeger@uzleuven.be.ORCID 0000-0002-7289-1397

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Abstract

This study aimed to describe the incidence of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures in patients aged 50 years and over in Belgium between 2010 and 2021. A declining trend in crude and age-adjusted hospitalization incidence was observed, however, the absolute number of hospitalisations for osteoporotic fractures increased due to demographic changes. PURPOSE: The secular trends of hospitalizations for hip and other osteoporotic fractures between 2010 and 2021 in patients aged 50 years and over in Belgium are unknown. This study aimed to describe the incidence of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures in patients aged 50 years and over in Belgium between 2010 and 2021.

methodsPopulation-based, retrospective study based on hospitalization data extracted by the national database NIHDI and demographical data retrieved from the Belgian Federal Bureau for Statistics. Data were combined to determine the crude and age-standardized hospitalization incidence of fractures of the hip, distal femur, pelvis, humerus, wrist, and spine (2010 as the reference year).

resultsA total of 445,234 hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures were reported between 2010 and 2021 (excluding 2015). Hospitalizations increased by 5.8% between 2010 and 2021 (p = 0.013) with a higher increase in men (12.1%; p = 0.001) compared to women (4.1%; p = 0.041). The crude incidence of hospitalizations for all fractures per 100,000 persons per year decreased from 990 to 910 between 2010 and 2021 (p = 0.572). The age-standardized incidence for hospitalizations of any osteoporotic fracture in men declined from 5.30/1,000 to 4.42/1,000 (p = 0.010). In women, a similar decrease was observed (13.84/1,000 to 11.62/1,000; p = 0.003). Both age-standardized hospitalizations for hip and non-hip fractures showed a decrease in both sexes.

conclusionAlthough a declining trend in the crude incidence per 100,000 and in the age-adjusted incidence of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures was observed, the absolute number of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures increased due to the demographic change of an ageing population.

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Hip FracturesHospitalizationOsteoporotic FracturesAgedAged, 80 and overBelgiumFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesBelgiumEpidemiologyIncidenceOsteoporotic fracturesPopulation-based study

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