Table 2.
Incidence rate and total number of fractures stratified by gender and fracture type in people aged 50 years and older
| Incidence rate/10,000 py (95 % CI) | Number of fractures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture type | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
| Ankle | 20.9 (20.3–21.5) | 14.0 (13.2–14.7) | 27.1 (26.1–28.1) | 4234 | 1348 | 2886 |
| Carpal | 6.4 (6.0–6.7) | 4.8 (4.3–5.2) | 7.8 (7.3–8.4) | 1295 | 460 | 834 |
| Clavicle | 8.9 (8.5–9.3) | 10.4 (9.7–11.0) | 7.7 (7.1–8.2) | 1812 | 998 | 814 |
| Femur | 6.1 (5.8–6.4) | 4.0 (3.6–4.4) | 8.0 (7.5–8.5) | 1237 | 385 | 852 |
| Foot | 21.0 (20.4–21.6) | 14.8 (14.0–15.5) | 26.6 (25.7–27.6) | 4257 | 1423 | 2834 |
| Forearm | 65.1 (64.0–66.2) | 26.0 (25.0–27.0) | 100.5 (98.6–102.4) | 13,192 | 2504 | 10,688 |
| Hip | 43.8 (42.9–44.7) | 29.2 (28.1–30.2) | 57.1 (55.7–58.5) | 8884 | 2811 | 6073 |
| Humerus | 29.1 (28.3–29.8) | 15.9 (15.2–16.7) | 40.9 (39.7–42.2) | 5893 | 1537 | 4356 |
| Patella | 3.3 (3.0–3.5) | 2.2 (1.9–2.5) | 4.3 (3.9–4.7) | 666 | 211 | 455 |
| Pelvis | 9.7 (9.2–10.1) | 5.4 (4.9–5.8) | 13.6 (12.9–14.3) | 1962 | 517 | 1445 |
| Rib | 7.7 (7.3–8.1) | 10.3 (9.6–10.9) | 5.4 (4.9–5.8) | 1562 | 991 | 571 |
| Scapula | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 2.0 (1.8–2.3) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 320 | 196 | 123 |
| Skull | 7.7 (7.3–8.1) | 7.5 (6.9–8.0) | 7.9 (7.4–8.4) | 1561 | 720 | 841 |
| Tibia | 8.7 (8.3–9.1) | 6.3 (5.8–6.9) | 10.8 (10.2–11.4) | 1761 | 612 | 1149 |
| Clinical symptomatic vertebral | 10.9 (10.4–11.3) | 10.3 (9.6–10.9) | 11.4 (10.8–12.1) | 2204 | 989 | 1215 |
| Major osteoporotic | 142.0 (140.3–143.6) | 78.4 (76.6–80.1) | 199.6 (196.9–202.2) | 28,786 | 7552 | 21,234 |
py person-year; major osteoporotic hip, forearm, humerus or clinical symptomatic vertebral fracture; CI confidence interval