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

From: Rationale of the Spanish FRAX model in decision-making for predicting osteoporotic fractures: an update of FRIDEX cohort of Spanish women

 

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]

  1. ObsFx observed fractures, ExpFx expected fractures, CI confident interval, BMD bone mineral density, FN femoral neck
  2. aMajor fractures (hip, vertebra, humerus, wrist)