Table 7: Age and Risk Profile of People According to Pattern of Serial Bone Mineral Density Tests*,∓.
| As % of BMD in the category | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern of repeat BMD | Number of BMD (%) in <65 yrs, no fracture & coded as low risk | ||||||
| Category | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | |
| 1 | x | x | 2,866 (6%) | 2,625 (6%) | 2,900 (6%) | ||
| 2 | x | x | 20,565 (21%) | 21,621 (20%) | 20,865 (18%) | ||
| 3 | x | x | x | 916 (3%) | 935 (3%) | 872 (3%) | |
| 4 | x | 89,186 (35%) | 93,894 (34%) | 98,058 (34%) | |||
| Total | |||||||
*
X = BMD performed
∓
TBMD refers to bone mineral density.