Ranging from the lower ambient temperature , the presence of snow cover , seasonal factors , and time of the day to location of fall , these factors have different levels of impact related to higher incidence or mortality of fall .
There existed systematic review on studies investigating the association between hip fractures and external risk factors including meteorological factors .
Albeit the fact that most serious common fall injury is a hip fracture , it can not account for all injuries forms of fall .
There was a lack of systematic review covering all fall-related injury or deaths to thoroughly summarise meteorological aspects of fall .
This study aim ed to systematic ally review epidemiological studies of fall and fall-related circumstances without restriction to hip fracture .
The effect of climate on fractures and deaths due to falls among white women.
Climatic conditions may affect the incidence of fractures and fall deaths . Analysis of national fatality data shows that among white women , those living in colder climates have higher rates of fall deaths . Fall deaths increase in winter in all regions , but especially so in colder states . In a prospect i ve cohort study of 96,506 predominantly white female nurses 35 - 59 years of age , we found that , after controlling for personal and lifestyle characteristics , those women residing in colder climate also had a higher incidence of hip and forearm fracture . In colder states , fracture rates were substantially higher in winter than in summer . A cold climate appears to be a significant risk factor for both fractures and fall deaths among white women , particularly as they age
Ranging from the lower ambient temperature , the presence of snow cover , seasonal factors , and time of the day to location of fall , these factors have different levels of impact related to higher incidence or mortality of fall .
There existed systematic review on studies investigating the association between hip fractures and external risk factors including meteorological factors .
Albeit the fact that most serious common fall injury is a hip fracture , it can not account for all injuries forms of fall .
There was a lack of systematic review covering all fall-related injury or deaths to thoroughly summarise meteorological aspects of fall .
This study aim ed to systematic ally review epidemiological studies of fall and fall-related circumstances without restriction to hip fracture .