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Epidemiology of hip fracture in Qatar and development of a country specific FRAX model
Abdulla, Nabeel Alsaed, Omar Suhail Lutf, Abdo Alam, Fiaz Abdulmomen, Ibrahim Al Emadi, Samar Harvey, Nicholas C. Liu, Enwu Vandenput, Liesbeth Lorentzon, Mattias
Abdulla, Nabeel
Alsaed, Omar Suhail
Lutf, Abdo
Alam, Fiaz
Abdulmomen, Ibrahim
Al Emadi, Samar
Harvey, Nicholas C.
Liu, Enwu
Vandenput, Liesbeth
Lorentzon, Mattias
Abstract
Summary
Hip fracture data were retrieved from electronical medical records for the years 2017–2019 in the State of Qatar and used to create a FRAX® model to facilitate fracture risk assessment. Hip fracture rates were comparable with estimates from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait but fracture probabilities varied due to differences in mortality.
Objective
This paper describes the epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures in the State of Qatar that was used to develop the country-specific fracture prediction FRAX® tool.
Methods
Hip fracture data were retrieved from electronic medical records for the years 2017–2019 in the State of Qatar. The age and sex specific incidence of hip fracture in Qatari residents and national mortality rates were used to create a FRAX® model. Fracture probabilities were compared with those from neighboring countries having FRAX models.
Results
Hip fracture rates were comparable with estimates from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. In contrast, probabilities of a major osteoporotic fracture or hip fracture were lower in Qatar than in Kuwait but higher than those in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia due to differences in mortality.
Conclusion
The FRAX model should enhance accuracy of determining fracture probability among the Qatari population and help guide decisions about treatment.
Keywords
FRAX, fracture probability, epidemiology, hip fracture, Qatar
Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
Archives of Osteoporosis
Book
Volume
17
Issue
1
Page Range
1-6
Article Number
Article 49
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
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Open