Prognostic Factors of Hip Fracture in Elderly: A Systematic Review

Khadijeh Kalan Farmanfarma, Soudabeh Yarmohammadi, Esmaeil Fakharian, Robbert J. Gobbens, Mehrdad Mahdian, Zahra Batooli, Mohammad‑Sajjad Lotfi, Masoumeh Abedzadeh Kalahroudi, Reza Fadaei Vatan, Reza Khosravi, Mohammad Reza Fazel, Mojtaba Sehat

Abstract


The hip fracture causes significant disabilities in many elderly people. Many studies around the world have identified various risk factors for the hip fracture. The aim of this study was to systematically investigate the risk factors of hip fractures. This study is a systematic review of risk factors for hip fractures. All published papers in English and Persian languages on patients in Iran and other countries between 2002 - 2022 were examined. The search strategy used keywords matching the mesh, including : predictors, hip fracture, and disability. Articles were selected from international databases (PubMed, Proquest ,Web of Sience, Scopus, Google scholar and Persian(Sid,Magiran), and the Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias. The study has identified several factors that were significantly correlated with the risk of hip fracture, including age, cigarette and alcohol consumption, visual and hearing problems, low BMI levels, history of falling, weakness, and diseases such as stroke, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, liver and kidney diseases, bone density, osteoporosis, vertebral fracture, and hyperthyroidism. However, the study did not find any significant correlations between the consumption of calcium and vitamin D, history of fractures, cognitive disorders, schizophrenia, and household income, and the risk of hip fracture. The results of this study reveal the determining role of some risk factors in hip fracture in older persons. Therefore, it is recommended that health policy makers provide the possibility of early intervention for some changeable factors.

Keywords


Prognostic factors; hip Fracture; elderly; systematic review

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