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Table 5 Ratio of Observed fractures/Expected fractures by FRAX tool

From: FRAX® tool, the WHO algorithm to predict osteoporotic fractures: the first analysis of its discriminative and predictive ability in the Spanish FRIDEX cohort

 

MAJOR FRACTURES

HIP FRACTURES

Obs Fx

Exp Fx

Ratio Fx Obs/Exp

CI 95%

Obs Fx

Exp Fx

Ratio Fx Obs/Exp

CI 95%

FRAX without BMD

65

26.7

2.4

(1.9 - 3.1)

17

6.0

2.8

(1.7- 4.6)

FRAX with FN T-score

65

29.9

2.2

(1.7 - 2.8)

17

7.3

2.3

(1.4 - 3.8)

  1. MAJOR FRACTURES (hip, vertebra, humerus, wrist). Fx: Fracture.
  2. ObsFx: Observed fractures; ExpFx: Expected fractures; CI: Confidence Interval;
  3. BMD: Bone Mineral Density; FN: Femoral Neck.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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