Table 2.
Fracture rates in boys in the UK 1988-2012, stratified by ethnicity. Shown as rate per 10,000 person-years.
| All children | Stratified by Ethnicity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | South Asian | Mixed | Other | ||
| Any | 168.5 | 184.2 | 83.3 | 99.6 | 112.8 | 121.5 |
| Radius/Ulna | 43.5 | 47.4 | 15.6 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 28.7 |
| Carpal | 39.3 | 42.4 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 21.6 | 24.5 |
| Humerus | 19.8 | 22.9 | 10.7 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 15.9 |
| Clavicle | 13.7 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| Foot | 13.2 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Tibia/Fibula | 11.3 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
| Skull | 8.6 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.1 |
| Ankle | 6.7 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Femur/Hip | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Scapula | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Patella | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Rib(s) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Clinical Vertebral | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Pelvis | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |