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. 2016 Jun 17;17:262. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1096-6

Table 5.

Ratio Observed fractures/Expected fractures by FRAX tool by age

Major fracturesa Hip fractures
All (1308 women) Obs Fx Exp Fx Ratio Obs/Exp CI 95 % Obs Fx Exp Fx Ratio Obs/Exp CI 95 %
 FRAX tool without BMD 108 47.1 2.29 [1.9–2.4] 26 11.41 2.28 [1.6–3.3]
 FRAX tool with T-score FN 108 53.6 2.01 [1.7–2.4] 26 14.20 1.83 [1.3–2.7]
<65 years (1056 women) Obs Fx Exp Fx Ratio Obs/Exp CI 95 % Obs Fx Exp Fx Ratio Obs/Exp CI 95 %
 FRAX tool without BMD 65 27.2 2.39 [1.9–3.0] 6 3.91 1.53 [0.7–3.3]
 FRAX tool with T-score FN 65 30.6 2.12 [1.7–2.7] 6 4.84 1.24 [0.6–2.7]
≥65 years (252 women) Obs Fx Exp Fx Ratio Obs/Exp CI 95 % Obs Fx Exp Fx Ratio Obs/Exp CI 95 %
 FRAX tool without BMD 43 19.9 2.16 [1.6–2.8] 20 7.50 2.67 [1.7–4.0]
 FRAX tool with T-score FN 43 23.0 1.87 [1.4–2.4] 20 9.36 2.14 [1.3–3.2]

ObsFx observed fractures, ExpFx expected fractures, CI confident interval, BMD bone mineral density, FN femoral neck

aMajor fractures (hip, vertebra, humerus, wrist)