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. 2015 Dec 3;10(12):e0143800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143800

Table 1. Age- and sex-specific incidence rates (per 10,000 person years) of major osteoporotic fracture.

  Hip Forearm Clinical spine Humerus MOF*
  N IR  95% CI N IR 95% CI  N IR 95% CI N IR 95% CI N IR 95% CI
Women                          
50–54 35 2.1 1.4–2.8 229 13.9 12.1–15.7 40 2.4 1.7–3.2 65 3.9 3.0–4.9 363 22.2 19.9–24.5
55–59 47 3.0 2.1–3.8 352 22.6 20.2–24.9 57 3.6 2.7–4.6 115 7.3 6.0–8.7 552 35.6 32.6–38.6
60–64 94 6.7 5.4–8.1 417 30.0 27.2–32.9 98 7.0 5.6–8.4 145 10.4 8.7–12.0 717 52.2 48.4–56.0
65–69 103 9.3 7.5–11.1 387 35.3 31.8–38.8 95 8.6 6.8–10.3 144 13.0 10.9–15.1 682 63.2 58.4–67.9
70–74 178 19.3 16.5–22.1 366 40.1 36.0–44.2 129 13.9 11.5–16.3 139 15.0 12.5–17.5 763 85.3 79.3–91.4
75–79 254 35.6 31.2–40.0 337 47.4 42.4–52.5 132 18.3 15.2–21.4 141 19.6 16.4–22.8 795 115.8 107.8–123.9
80–84 330 72.3 64.5–80.1 235 51.0 44.5–57.6 129 27.6 22.8–32.3 117 25.0 20.5–29.6 729 167.4 155.2–179.5
85–89 263 116.5 102.4–130.6 103 44.4 35.8–52.9 80 34.0 26.5–41.4 96 40.9 32.7–49.0 477 223.6 203.5–243.7
90+ 199 229.1 197.3–261.0 63 68.1 51.3–84.9 45 48.1 34.1–62.2 27 28.9 18.0–39.7 295 361.4 320.2–402.6
Men                      
50–54 36 2.1 1.4–2.7 137 7.8 6.5–9.1 49 2.8 2.0–3.6 42 2.4 1.7–3.1 261 15.0 13.2–16.8
55–59 66 3.8 2.9–4.8 141 8.2 7.0–9.6 67 3.9 3.0–4.8 47 2.7 1.9–3.5 307 18.0 16.0–20.0
60–64 63 4.0 3.0–5.0 136 8.7 7.3–10.2 71 4.6 3.5–5.6 49 3.1 2.3–4.0 305 19.7 17.5–22.0
65–69 51 4.3 3.1–5.5 79 6.7 5.2–8.2 60 5.1 3.8–6.4 35 3.0 2.0–3.9 216 18.5 16.0–20.9
70–74 95 10.6 8.5–12.7 59 6.6 4.9–8.3 68 7.6 5.8–9.4 31 3.5 2.2–4.7 246 27.7 24.3–31.2
75–79 112 18.5 15.1–22.0 47 7.7 5.5–10.0 68 11.2 8.6–13.9 23 3.8 2.2–5.3 240 40.1 35.0–45.2
80–84 121 38.9 32.0–45.8 27 8.6 5.3–11.8 53 16.8 12.3–21.4 13 4.1 1.9–6.4 204 66.4 57.3–75.5
85–89 82 71.7 56.2–87.2 15 12.8 6.3–19.3 26 22.2 13.7–30.8 14 11.9 5.7–18.2 129 114.7 94.9–134.4
90+ 37 117.7 79.8–155.6 5 15.4 1.9–28.8 8 24.7 7.6–41.8 5 15.4 1.9–28.8 51 166.7 120.9–212.4

Abbreviations: IR; incidence rate, 95% CI; 95% Confidence Interval, MOF; major osteoporotic fracture

* Includes first fracture of the hip, clinical spine, humerus, or forearm according to the FRAX® definition.