Table 2.

Annual incidence rates of humerus fractures (per 100,000 inhabitants-year) in our study in comparison with countries from different geographic regions of Europe

Author, year publication	Origin of study Number of patients (N)	Study period	Origin of patient database	Age of patients, years	Sex	Annual rate (× 105 h/a)*	Our study 2016–2018 N = 638
Kristiansen et al. [8], 1987	Denmark N = 565	1983	Inpatients and outpatients	20–29	Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male	4 2 16 33 61 33 111 32.5 208 98 359 115 502 182	3.5 5.1 7.9 6.8 16 17.8 58.4 31.8 171 55.4 188 35.7 314.4 126.1
				30–39
				40–49
				50–59
				60–69
				70–79
				> 80
Lind et al. [18], 1989	Denmark N = 730	1980-1984	Inpatients and outpatients	≥ 18	All	73	60.1
Court-Brown et al. [10], 2001	Scotland N = 1027	1992-1996	Inpatients and outpatients	20–29	Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male	4 5 4 15 20 20 45 28 96 34 188 58 260 109 139 159	3.5 5.1 7.9 6.8 16 17.8 58.4 31.8 171 55.4 188 35.7 (>  80) 314.4 (>  80) 126.1
				30–39
				40–49
				50–59
				60–69
				70–79	Female Male Female Male Female Male
				80–89
				90–99
Maravicz et al. [19], 2005	France N = 12262	2001	Inpatients	46–65	Female Male Female Male Female Male	23.5 17.3 107 29.8 247.5 78.5	39.8 28.8 241.8 95.1 234.2 126.1
				66–80
				> 80
Palvanen et al. [5], 2006	Finland	1970-2002	Inpatients	≥ 60	All	32 (1970) 105 (2002)	148.9
					Femal	51(1970) 129 (2002)	215.4
					Male	14(1970) 48 (2002)	60.4
Court-Brown and Caesar [2], 2006	Scotland N = 337	2000	Inpatients and outpatients	≥ 14	All	63	60.1
Péntek et al [7, 17], 2008	Hungary N = 41556	1999-2003	Inpatients and outpatients	65–69	All Female Male All Female Male	248 366 215 632 1151 632	150.1 188.1 91.4 214.1 280.4 106.2
				80–84
Dimai et al [9], 2013	Austria	1989-2008	Inpatients	≥ 50	Female Male	141 to 383 112 to 222	166.7 50.2
Launonen et al. [3], 2015	Finland N = 678	2006-2010	Inpatients and outpatients	≥ 16 20–29	All Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male	82 13 14 18 12 39 31 112 63 193 87 296 100 379 232	60.1 3.5 5.1 7.9 6.8 16 17.8 58.4 31.8 171 55.4 188 35.7 314.4 126.1
				30–39
				40–49
				50–59
				60–69	Female Male Female Male Female Male
				70–79
				> 80
Bergdahl et al. [1], 2016	Sweden N = 2011	2011-2013	Inpatients and outpatients	≥ 16	All	83	60.1
Sumrein et al. [20], 2017	Sweden N = 98770	2001-2012	Inpatients and outpatients	≥ 18	Female Male	134.5 (2001) 174.6 (2012) 68.1 (2001) 49.2 (2012)	89.3 28.2
Kannus et al. [21], 2017	Finland	1970 -2015	Inpatients	≥ 80	Female	87 (1970) 297 (2015)	314.4
Klug et al. [22], 2019	Germany N = 642556	2007-2016	Inpatients	≥ 16	All	74.2	60.1

*(×105 h/a): per 100,000 inhabitants/year