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OEHP The Burden of OSTEOPOROSIS in West Virginia |
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Contents Exec. Sum. Overview Detection Risk Factors Prevention and Treatment WV Prevalence NOF Prevalence Fractures Model Hospitalizations WV and US Costs Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D References |
OSTEOPOROSIS-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONSComparison of Osteoporosis-Related Hospitalizations, WV and US The report by Ray et al cited previously entitled "Medical Expenditures for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures in the United States in 1995" examined the economic consequences of osteoporosis on the national level (3). The same NOF methodology was used in that report to determine osteoporosis attribution probabilities as was applied in the present study (detailed in Appendix D), allowing a comparison between selected West Virginia and United States osteoporosis-related hospitalization data. Osteoporosis-attributable hip fractures accounted for a higher percentage of total osteoporotic fractures and related hospitalization charges in West Virginia than in the U.S. as a whole, reflecting the state's older population. For the same reason, women represented a slightly higher proportion of patients with osteoporotic fractures in the state than in the nation. The average length of stay nationally was somewhat longer than that estimated for the state (9.6 days versus 8.9 days). The greatest difference in osteoporosis-related hospitalizations between West Virginia and the United States was the estimated average in-patient charge per hospitalization: $19,873 in the U.S. as a whole, compared to $10,801 in West Virginia. These data are presented on the following page.
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