TABLE 2.
Number of fractures observed by skeletal site among 9258 Olmsted County, Minnesota, women following a hysterectomy in 1965-02 (cases) compared directly to 9258 age-matched community controls, with the count of each group affected (n) and the hazard ratio (HR) from a stratified hazards model. Follow-up of both members of a case-control pair was censored at the earliest follow-up date.a
| Site | Cases n | Controls n | HR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skull/face | 98 | 106 | 0.91 (0.69-1.21) |
| Hands/fingers | 405 | 330 | 1.25 (1.08-1.45) |
| Distal forearm | 350 | 327 | 1.09 (0.93-1.27) |
| Other arm | 397 | 380 | 1.04 (0.90-1.20) |
| Clavicle/scapula/sternum | 82 | 71 | 1.21 (0.88-1.67) |
| Ribs | 253 | 225 | 1.11 (0.93-1.34) |
| Vertebrae | 251 | 198 | 1.28 (1.06-1.55) |
| Pelvis | 25 | 22 | 1.14 (0.64-2.02) |
| Proximal femur | 192 | 198 | 1.00 (0.82-1.22) |
| Other leg | 524 | 492 | 1.09 (0.96-1.24) |
| Feet/toes | 588 | 467 | 1.32 (1.16-1.50) |
| Any site | 2135 | 1879 | 1.21 (1.13-1.29) |
a
Subjects were censored by death, emigration from the community or the occurrence of the indicated fracture.