Table 1: Current and projected rates of hip fracture in Canada / CMAJ

Current and projected rates of hip fracture in Canada

Table 1: Reported age-adjusted rates of proximal femoral fracture for people 50 years of age or older

Region Year Incidence rate per 100 000 Female:male ratio

Women Men

Oslo, Norway²⁸ 1978–79 766.6 299.3 2.56

Funen, Denmark²⁸ 1973–79 511.1 191.0 2.68

Rochester, Minn.⁵ 1979 487.4 175.5 2.78

Picardy, France²⁸ 1987 305.3 126.6 2.41

Ontario⁶ 1981 413 133 3.10

Ontario (current study) 1993–94 478.7 187.1 2.56

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| CMAJ November 15, 1997 (vol 157, no 10) / JAMC le 15 novembre 1997 (vol 157, no 10) |

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Table 1: Reported age-adjusted rates of proximal femoral fracture for people 50 years of age or older
Region	Year	Incidence rate per 100 000		Female:male ratio
Region	Year	Women	Men	Female:male ratio
Oslo, Norway²⁸	1978–79	766.6	299.3	2.56
Funen, Denmark²⁸	1973–79	511.1	191.0	2.68
Rochester, Minn.⁵	1979	487.4	175.5	2.78
Picardy, France²⁸	1987	305.3	126.6	2.41
Ontario⁶	1981	413	133	3.10
Ontario (current study)	1993–94	478.7	187.1	2.56