Thoracic spine compression fractures in Finland.
The incidence and prevalence of thoracic spine compression fractures were studied in an extensive population sample of Finnish men and women. A segment of the population (57,440 persons) aged 15 years or older participated in the baseline health examinations; 17,557 of the 57,440 were reexamined approximately five years later. Compression fractures were identified from 100 X 100 mm thorax photofluorograms. In the whole Finnish population aged 15 years or older, the incidence rate of compression fractures per 100,000 person-years was estimated to be 31.6 in men and 36.8 in women, with a prevalence rate of 0.75% in men and 0.44% in women. In men, the prevalence and incidence increased gradually with age, whereas in women an abrupt rise was found after the age of 65; this reflects differences in patterns of age-related osteoporosis between the sexes.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*