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. 2024 Oct 15;74(749):e861–e869. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0055

Table 2.

IRs of recorded osteoporosis diagnosis and fragility fractures in people aged ≥50 years with no diagnosis of SMI (unexposed) stratified by sex (2001 to 2018)

Characteristic Men Women

Recorded osteoporosis diagnosis, IR per 10 000 PY (95% CI) Recorded fragility fracture, IR per 10 000 PY (95% CI) Ratio fragility fracture: osteoporosis diagnosis Recorded osteoporosis diagnosis, IR per 10 000 PY (95% CI) Recorded fragility fracture, IR per 10 000 PY (95% CI) Ratio fragility fracture: osteoporosis diagnosis
Age, years
All ages 15.21 (14.50 to 15.95) 28.70 (27.69 to 29.73) 1.89 79.48 (78.07 to 80.92) 88.12 (86.60 to 89.65) 1.11
50–54 3.82 (2.98 to 4.83) 12.80 (11.18 to 14.60) 3.35 23.99 (21.82 to 26.32) 24.35 (22.14 to 26.71) 1.02
55–59 6.99 (5.93 to 8.19) 15.42 (13.79 to 17.20) 2.21 38.39 (35.92 to 40.99) 37.09 (34.65 to 39.66) 0.97
60–64 9.99 (8.65 to 11.48) 17.14 (15.32 to 19.10) 1.72 58.48 (55.31 to 61.80) 46.51 (43.67 to 49.49) 0.80
65–69 16.93 (15.00 to 19.04) 22.56 (20.28 to 25.03) 1.33 79.98 (76.08 to 84.03) 66.22 (62.66 to 69.92) 0.83
70–74 19.06 (16.73 to 21.62) 29.46 (26.48 to 32.68) 1.55 105.36 (100.60 to 110.29) 86.31 (82.00 to 90.80) 0.82
75–79 26.63 (23.51 to 30.04) 44.24 (40.11 to 48.69) 1.66 126.28 (120.82 to 131.93) 128.92 (123.36 to 134.67) 1.02
80–84 37.59 (33.22 to 42.37) 67.50 (61.46 to 73.99) 1.80 136.36 (130.37 to 142.55) 169.31 (162.46 to 176.37) 1.24
85–99 39.13 (34.28 to 44.48) 109.61 (101.12 to 118.63) 2.80 101.70 (97.29 to 106.27) 202.65 (195.96 to 209.51) 1.99

Townsend quintile
1 (least deprived) 13.62 (12.28 to 15.06) 25.12 (23.25 to 27.09) 1.84 75.88 (73.13 to 78.71) 81.16 (78.28 to 84.12) 1.07
2 13.10 (11.75 to 14.56) 26.58 (24.60 to 28.68) 2.03 73.37 (70.57 to 76.25) 85.93 (82.87 to 89.08) 1.17
3 16.64 (15.03 to 18.38) 29.15 (26.96 to 31.47) 1.75 80.30 (77.24 to 83.44) 88.38 (85.10 to 91.75) 1.10
4 15.71 (14.03 to 17.55) 30.98 (28.53 to 33.59) 1.97 82.18 (78.81 to 85.67) 92.57 (88.94 to 96.31) 1.13
5 (most deprived) 18.99 (16.83 to 21.35) 35.45 (32.41 to 38.69) 1.87 93.59 (89.17 to 98.18) 99.99 (95.34 to 104.81) 1.07

Year
2001–2006 12.64 (11.28 to 14.12) 24.17 (22.23 to 26.24) 1.91 84.29 (81.39 to 87.27) 72.99 (70.24 to 75.83) 0.87
2007–2012 13.96 (12.91 to 15.08) 27.04 (25.53 to 28.62) 1.94 79.97 (77.77 to 82.22) 94.74 (92.30 to 97.22) 1.18
2013–2018 18.12 (16.85 to 19.46) 33.27 (31.49 to 35.12) 1.84 75.28 (72.91 to 77.71) 91.10 (88.45 to 93.81) 1.21

IR = incidence rate. PY = person-years. SMI = severe mental illness.