Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.

Scandinavian women have the highest incident rates of hip fractures in the world. Osteoporosis is a contributing factor to fragility fractures, which are very costly for the society. If we could identify persons at risk of osteoporosis or find the principal causes, we could more easily find ways to...

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Main Author: Grøtting, Åse Randi L.
Other Authors: Tveite, Håvard
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2016
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2422428
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topic Hip fractures
Osteoporosis
UV radiation
Vitamin D
GIS
Latitude
VDP::Technology: 500
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400
spellingShingle Hip fractures
Osteoporosis
UV radiation
Vitamin D
GIS
Latitude
VDP::Technology: 500
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400
Grøtting, Åse Randi L.
Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
topic_facet Hip fractures
Osteoporosis
UV radiation
Vitamin D
GIS
Latitude
VDP::Technology: 500
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400
description Scandinavian women have the highest incident rates of hip fractures in the world. Osteoporosis is a contributing factor to fragility fractures, which are very costly for the society. If we could identify persons at risk of osteoporosis or find the principal causes, we could more easily find ways to take care of these people, and give better quality of life for both patients and relatives, and reduce expenses for society. There are many indications that vitamin D and osteoporosis are correlated. Vitamin D is important for bone health, as the main purpose of vitamin D is to increase the intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate. Vitamin D is synthesized in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet light or the sun. This thesis will take a closer look on the potential covarience of UV radiation and osteoporosis. Aim The aim of this study is to investigate the potential impact of UV exposure on the incidence of fragility fractures in a Nordic population (Sweden). Material The UV radiation data was calculated by the courtesy of the researchers Kåre Edvardsen and Ola Engelsen at Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) in Tromsø, Norway. The Swedish hip fracture data were provided by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Department of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (former EpC, center of epidemiology)). The standard population in this thesis is the Swedish population of January 2000, and is provided by Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). Methods GIS analysis, statistical methods (regression analysis), Kriging Results This master thesis demonstrates the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis. Skandinaviske kvinner har den høyeste forekomsten av lårhalsbrudd i verden. Benskjørhet er en medvirkende årsak til lavenergibrudd, som er kostbart for samfunnet. Dersom vi kunne identifisere de individene som er i faresonen for å få benskjørhet, eller finne hovedårsakene til benskjørhet, kunne vi lettere kunne ta vare på disse individene, gi bedre livskvalitet til både pasienter og pårørende, og samtidig redusere samfunnets kostnader. Det er mange indikasjoner på at det er en sammenheng mellom vitamin D og benskjørhet. Vitamin D er viktig for benstrukturen, siden en av oppgavene til vitamin D er å bidra til kroppens kalsiumog fosfatopptak. Vitamin D blir produsert i huden etter påvirkning av sollys.Denne oppgaven vil se nærmere på den mulige sammenhengen mellom UV-stråling og benskjørhet. Mål Målet med denne studien er å undersøke hvorvidt det finnes en sammenheng mellom UVstråling og benskjørhet i en nordisk befolkning (Sverige). Materiale UV-stråledata ble velvilligst beregnet av forskerne Kåre Edvardsen og Ola Engelsen ved Norsk institutt for luftforskning (NILU) i Tromsø, Norge. Hoftebruddataene ble skaffet fra Socialstyrelsen i Sverige Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Department of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (former EpC, center of epidemiology). Standardbefolkningen i Sverige pr januar 2000 ble lastet ned fra nettsiden til Statistiska centralbyrån i Sverige. Metoder GIS analyse, statistiske metoder (regresjonsanalyse), Kriging Resultat Denne masteroppgaven viser at det er en signifikant samvariasjon mellom UV-stråling og benskjørhet. M-GEOM M-AIM
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title Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
title_short Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
title_full Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
title_fullStr Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
title_full_unstemmed Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
title_sort geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a nordic population (sweden) : a gis study exploring the covariation between uv radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.
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spelling ftunivmob:oai:nmbu.brage.unit.no:11250/2422428 2023-05-15T18:34:43+02:00 Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes. Grøtting, Åse Randi L. Tveite, Håvard Sweden 2016-11-22 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2422428 eng eng Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2422428 Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-IngenBearbeidelse 3.0 Norge http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/no/ CC-BY-NC-ND 84 Hip fractures Osteoporosis UV radiation Vitamin D GIS Latitude VDP::Technology: 500 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400 Master thesis 2016 ftunivmob 2021-09-23T20:14:55Z Scandinavian women have the highest incident rates of hip fractures in the world. Osteoporosis is a contributing factor to fragility fractures, which are very costly for the society. If we could identify persons at risk of osteoporosis or find the principal causes, we could more easily find ways to take care of these people, and give better quality of life for both patients and relatives, and reduce expenses for society. There are many indications that vitamin D and osteoporosis are correlated. Vitamin D is important for bone health, as the main purpose of vitamin D is to increase the intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate. Vitamin D is synthesized in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet light or the sun. This thesis will take a closer look on the potential covarience of UV radiation and osteoporosis. Aim The aim of this study is to investigate the potential impact of UV exposure on the incidence of fragility fractures in a Nordic population (Sweden). Material The UV radiation data was calculated by the courtesy of the researchers Kåre Edvardsen and Ola Engelsen at Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) in Tromsø, Norway. The Swedish hip fracture data were provided by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Department of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (former EpC, center of epidemiology)). The standard population in this thesis is the Swedish population of January 2000, and is provided by Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). Methods GIS analysis, statistical methods (regression analysis), Kriging Results This master thesis demonstrates the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis. Skandinaviske kvinner har den høyeste forekomsten av lårhalsbrudd i verden. Benskjørhet er en medvirkende årsak til lavenergibrudd, som er kostbart for samfunnet. Dersom vi kunne identifisere de individene som er i faresonen for å få benskjørhet, eller finne hovedårsakene til benskjørhet, kunne vi lettere kunne ta vare på disse individene, gi bedre livskvalitet til både pasienter og pårørende, og samtidig redusere samfunnets kostnader. Det er mange indikasjoner på at det er en sammenheng mellom vitamin D og benskjørhet. Vitamin D er viktig for benstrukturen, siden en av oppgavene til vitamin D er å bidra til kroppens kalsiumog fosfatopptak. Vitamin D blir produsert i huden etter påvirkning av sollys.Denne oppgaven vil se nærmere på den mulige sammenhengen mellom UV-stråling og benskjørhet. Mål Målet med denne studien er å undersøke hvorvidt det finnes en sammenheng mellom UVstråling og benskjørhet i en nordisk befolkning (Sverige). Materiale UV-stråledata ble velvilligst beregnet av forskerne Kåre Edvardsen og Ola Engelsen ved Norsk institutt for luftforskning (NILU) i Tromsø, Norge. Hoftebruddataene ble skaffet fra Socialstyrelsen i Sverige Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Department of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (former EpC, center of epidemiology). Standardbefolkningen i Sverige pr januar 2000 ble lastet ned fra nettsiden til Statistiska centralbyrån i Sverige. Metoder GIS analyse, statistiske metoder (regresjonsanalyse), Kriging Resultat Denne masteroppgaven viser at det er en signifikant samvariasjon mellom UV-stråling og benskjørhet. M-GEOM M-AIM Master Thesis Tromsø Open archive Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Brage NMBU Norway Tromsø Finnes ENVELOPE(17.883,17.883,69.483,69.483)