Table 2 Women 65 years and older with fragility fractures in Quebec in 1999 and 2000: mean and median distances from residence to the nearest BMD device, age-adjusted bone mineral density measurement rate (BMD) with corresponding BMD smoothed rates (BMD SR), and age-adjusted osteoporosis treatment rate (OPT) with corresponding OP treatment smoothed rates (OPT SR) by administrative region
Region | Dist. BMD (km) mean (median)* | BMD (%)* | BMD SR (%) | OPT (%)* | OPT SR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Townships | 18.0 (12.9) | 16.1 | 15.8 | 39.9 | 33.2 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | 27.1 (19.7) | 14.9 | 14.7 | 35.4 | 34.3 |
Montérégie | 8.8 (3.8) | 14.7 | 14.6 | 31.4 | 30.6 |
Laval | 3.4 (3.3) | 14.6 | 14.5 | 28.8 | 29.8 |
Montreal-Center | 2.0 (1.7) | 14.4 | 14.5 | 26.1 | 29.8 |
Lanaudière | 22.6 (12.1) | 13.4 | 13.0 | 29.2 | 29.3 |
Quebec City | 10.0 (2.0) | 13.2 | 13.7 | 29.3 | 31.8 |
Mauricie, Central Qc | 19.8 (4.5) | 12.9 | 12.9 | 29.5 | 29.6 |
Laurentians | 29.9 (12.8) | 11.7 | 12.0 | 30.8 | 28.7 |
Outaouais | 24.5 (5.4) | 9.4 | 9.8 | 25.1 | 28.0 |
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean | 26.3 (13.2) | 8.8 | 9.7 | 38.9 | 34.1 |
North Shore | 271.4 (314.4) | 4.2 | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.3 |
Lower St. Lawrence | 85.7 (74.6) | 2.3 | 3.7 | 34.4 | 33.6 |
Gaspé, Magdalen Island | 331.0 (322.6) | 1.1 | 1.9 | 32.3 | 31.9 |
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 88.9 (92.5) | 0.3 | 3.9 | 25.9 | 27.4 |