TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of climate on fractures and deaths due to falls among white women
AU - Hemenway, David
AU - Colditz, Graham A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements-Thisr esearchw as supportedb y the New England Injury PreventionR esearchC enter, by a BiomedicalR esearchS upportG rant and by ResearchG rantsC A 40935a nd CA 40356fr om the National Instituteso f Health. The authorsw ould like to thankL iz Allred, Doug Weil, Alice Killen, and Meir Stampfer for their help and constructivec omments.
PY - 1990/2
Y1 - 1990/2
N2 - Climatic conditions may affect the incidence of fractures and fall deaths. Analysis of national fatality data shows that among white women, those living in colder climates have higher rates of fall deaths. Fall deaths increase in winter in all regions, but especially so in colder states. In a prospective cohort study of 96,506 predominantly white female nurses 35-59 years of age, we found that, after controlling for personal and lifestyle characteristics, those women residing in colder climate also had a higher incidence of hip and forearm fracture. In colder states, fracture rates were substantially higher in winter than in summer. A cold climate appears to be a significant risk factor for both fractures and fall deaths among white women, particularly as they age.
AB - Climatic conditions may affect the incidence of fractures and fall deaths. Analysis of national fatality data shows that among white women, those living in colder climates have higher rates of fall deaths. Fall deaths increase in winter in all regions, but especially so in colder states. In a prospective cohort study of 96,506 predominantly white female nurses 35-59 years of age, we found that, after controlling for personal and lifestyle characteristics, those women residing in colder climate also had a higher incidence of hip and forearm fracture. In colder states, fracture rates were substantially higher in winter than in summer. A cold climate appears to be a significant risk factor for both fractures and fall deaths among white women, particularly as they age.
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U2 - 10.1016/0001-4575(90)90007-8
DO - 10.1016/0001-4575(90)90007-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 2322370
AN - SCOPUS:0025380615
SN - 0001-4575
VL - 22
SP - 59
EP - 65
JO - Accident Analysis and Prevention
JF - Accident Analysis and Prevention
IS - 1
ER -