Relationship of atrial fibrillation with hip fractures caused by falls in the elderly / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the relationship between atrial fibrillation and hip fractures caused by falls in the elderly.Methods All patients aged 65 years or older who underwent surgical treatment for hip fractures caused by falls in our department from January 2015 to December 2017 were enrolled.The relationships of atrial fibrillation as well as chronic medical history with hip fractures were retrospectively analyzed.The control group was matched 1 to 1 by age,sex,and admission time.Chi-square test and Logistic regression analysis were used to calculate the odds ratio (ORvalue) of fractures in patients with atrial fibrillation.Results There was no significant difference in the history of smoking,drinking,diabetes,coronary heart disease,heart failure,chronic kidney disease,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD),and Parkinson's disease between the two groups.A total of 37 patients had a history of atrial fibrillation in the fracture group,compared to 18 patients with atrial fibrillation in the control group.The incidence of atrial fibrillation in the fracture group and the control group were 9.6％ and 4.7％,respectively,with crude OR=2.18,95％CI(1.32-4.15),P=0.008 and adjusted OR=2.27,95％CI(1.37-5.20),P=0.02.Compared with the control group,the incidence of stroke (x2 =14.06,P ＜ 0.05),osteoporosis (x2 =200.64,P ＜ 0.01) and cognitive impairment(x2 =8.23,P ＜0.01)increased in the fracture group.When classified by age and sex in the fracture group,the incidence of atrial fibrillation had no significant difference between different gender and age subgroups.Conclusions Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor for hip fractures caused by falls in the elderly.There is no significant difference in the incidence of atrial fibrillation in hip fracture patients between the different ages(65-74 years,75-84 years,≥of 85 years)and genders.In addition,stroke,osteoporosis,and cognitive impairment increase the risk of hip fractures caused by falls in elderly patients.