title: The incidence of a first major osteoporotic fracture in Iceland and implications for FRAX.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  Based on an extensive cohort study over 25 years, the present study supports the assumption that major osteoporotic fractures can be reasonably predicted from hip fracture rates.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The construct for FRAX models depends on algorithms to adjust for double counting of fracture outcomes in some models and in others, to estimate the incidence of a major fracture from hip fracture rates. The aim of the present study was to test the validity of these algorithms in a large prospective cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  The incidence of hip, clinical spine, distal forearm, and humerus fracture was determined in the prospective and ongoing population-based Reykjavik Study with follow up of 257,001 person-years. The incidence of a first major fracture was compared with the correction factors used in FRAX to adjust the incidence of several fracture outcomes for double counting. In addition, the incidence of a major osteoporotic fracture estimated from the Icelandic hip fracture rates was compared with the Malmo ratios used in FRAX.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The adjustments necessary to account for multiple fracture outcomes were similar to those previously derived from Sweden. Additionally, incidence of a first major osteoporotic fracture was similar to that derived for FRAX models.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of the present study support the algorithms used in FRAX to estimate the incidence of a first major fracture and the predictive value of hip fracture for other major fractures.
authors: Icelandic Heart Association Research Institute, Holtasmari 1, 201, Kopavogur, Iceland, kristin@hjarta.is.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Siggeirsdottir
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Aspelund
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Johansson
authors: E F
authors: EF
authors: Gudmundsson
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Mogensen
authors: B Y
authors: BY
authors: Jonsson
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Gudnason
authors: E
authors: E
authors: McCloskey
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Oden
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Sigurdsson
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Kanis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology