Table 3.

Results of individual studies reporting the effect of age on fracture risk

Study	Total fractures	Total no fractures	Age group	Effect measure (95% CI)
Broe, 2000 [35]	63	189	Per 5 years	RR = 1.18 (0.91-1.53)
Colon- Emeric, 2003 [40]	635	12,881	Per year	OR = 1.03 (1.01,1.04)
Visentin, 1995 [34]	41	87	Per 1 SD	RR = 1.7 (1.1-2.3)
Berry, 2012 [32]	39	145	Per year	HR = 0.97 (0.92–1.01)
Lyles, 2008 [41]	3,381	27,284	50-64 years	Ref
			65-74 years	HR = 1.10 (0.89 1.37)
			75- 84 years	HR = 1.25 (1.02 1.54)
			85+	HR = 1.38 (1.13 1.70)

RR = Relative Risk, OR = Odds Ratio, HR = Hazard Ratio, SD = standard deviation.