Table 4.
Fracture incidence rates in children in the UK stratified by sex and region
| Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence rate (per 10,000 py) | Relative risk (95% CI) | Incidence rate (per 10,000 py) | Relative risk (95% CI) | |
| London | 109.9 | Reference | 65.7 | Reference |
| West Midlands | 154.1 | 1.36 (1.32, 1.40) | 93.5 | 1.39 (1.34, 1.44) |
| South East Coast | 157.4 | 1.40 (1.36, 1.44) | 95.4 | 1.43 (1.38, 1.48) |
| East of England | 158.5 | 1.42 (1.38, 1.45) | 96.6 | 1.44 (1.39, 1.49) |
| East Midlands | 170.1 | 1.49 (1.44, 1.54) | 99.8 | 1.48 (1.41, 1.54) |
| South Central | 170.0 | 1.53 (1.49, 1.57) | 108.6 | 1.63 (1.57, 1.68) |
| North West | 176.2 | 1.56 (1.52, 1.60) | 108.1 | 1.60 (1.55, 1.65) |
| South West | 182.2 | 1.62 (1.58, 1.67) | 108.6 | 1.63 (1.57, 1.69) |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 185.7 | 1.63 (1.57, 1.68) | 108.1 | 1.60 (1.53, 1.67) |
| North East | 187.5 | 1.64 (1.57, 1.71) | 113.8 | 1.68 (1.59, 1.77) |
| Northern Ireland | 188.8 | 1.65 (1.59, 1.71) | 117.0 | 1.72 (1.64, 1.80) |
| Scotland | 195.4 | 1.73 (1.69, 1.78) | 123.2 | 1.84 (1.78, 1.91) |
| Wales | 205.4 | 1.82 (1.77, 1.87) | 132.4 | 1.97 (1.90, 2.04) |