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Occupation and risk of hip fracture
Author(s)	L K P Suen
Journal title	Journal of Public Health Medicine, vol 20, no 4, December 1998
Pages	pp 428-433
Keywords	Fractures ; Inactivity ; Employment ; Socio-economic groups ; Occupations ; Australia.
Annotation	Little is known about the impact of occupation during working life, in terms of its physical activity level and the socio-economic status (SES) it indicates, on the risk of hip fracture in later life. A population-based case-control study was conducted in 1990-1991 among older persons in Sydney, Australia. Occupational physical activity was coded according to the proportion of the working day at ages 20 and 50 years that the subjects were likely to have spent sitting. The Australian Classification of Standard Occupations (ASCO) was used as the basis for the coding of SES, indicated by job titles. Results showed that women with a sedentary job at age 50 years or a mainly weight-bearing job had an increased risk of hip fracture. A decreasing hip fracture risk with increasing SES of the longest held job was also observed. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-990126213 A
Classmark	CUF: C5: WJ: T4: XM: 7YA
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