Higher incidence of hip fracture in newly diagnosed schizophrenic patients in Taiwan

Figures & data

Table 1. Incidence rates of hip fracture for schizophrenia group and non-schizophrenia group

	Non-schizophrenia				Schizophrenia
	N	Case	Person-years	Incidence rate	N	Case	Person-years	Incidence rate	Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)^†
All	1,780	113	10,640	10.6	445	42	2,072	20.3	1.91 (1.49, 2.44)
Gender
Men	840	30	4,770	6.29	210	17	830	20.5	3.26 (2.27, 4.67)
Women	940	83	5,870	14.1	235	25	1,242	20.1	1.42 (1.02, 1.99)
Age group (year)
65–74	956	37	6,611	5.60	239	16	1,338	12.0	2.14 (1.51, 3.02)
75–84	824	76	4,029	18.9	206	26	734	35.4	1.88 (1.34, 2.64)
Follow-up period
<2 years	340	29	3,232	8.97	130	19	751	25.3	2.82 (2.16, 3.69)
≥2 years	1,440	84	7,408	11.3	315	23	1,321	17.4	1.54 (1.14, 2.07)

Incidence rate: per 1,000 person-years.

† Incidence rate ratio: schizophrenia vs. non-schizophrenia (95%CI).