Annual fracture rate in men and women

Average annual fracture incidence rate per 10,000 men and women in Leicester, United Kingdom. The rate begins to increase in women after age 44 years as they enter menopause and in men after age 74 years.

Reproduced with permission from: Donaldson LJ, Cook A, Thomson RG. Incidence of fractures in a geographically defined population. J Epidemiol Community Health 1990; 44:241.

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