Morales PS, Morera EL, Morales MT

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the climate influences the occurrence of several diseases, but there are no studies of their influence on the occurrence of hip fracture. Objectives: to relate the hip fractures and the meteorological variables temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure and humidity. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out of all the patients treated at the “Mártires del 9 de Abril” Hospital in Sagua la Grande from the Municipalities of Corralillo, Quemado de Güines, Sagua la Grande and Cifuentes who were diagnosed hip fracture in its different variants from 00:00 hours on January 1st, 2016 to 24:00 hours on December 31st , 2016. The Institute of Meteorology delivered the records of the maximum, minimum and medium temperature variables, relative humidity and pressure at sea level, as well as rainfall in 2016, data that were compared monthly and whose incidence was determined in the increase of this disease. Results: of the four meteorological variables only the temperature influenced the increase in hip fractures: at lower average temperature, more patients with this disease. Conclusions: temperature plays an important role in the occurrence of hip fractures, which requires an informative work to minimize the impact of this disease, as well as planning for the distribution of human resources and expendable material.