Which of the following statements is correct?
Incidence is the proportion of a population affected by a disease at a given time
Prevalence can be calculated by dividing the number of people with disease by the number of people at risk at that time
Mortality rate is not affected by fragility fractures
The DALY is a measure of the number of years lived by the population in good health
The DALYs of osteoporosis is similar throughout the world
Fragility fractures
Occur with the same frequency throughout life
Lifetime risk of suffering a fragility fracture from the age of 50 years is much lower than that of suffering from cardiovascular diseases
Are the fourth leading cause of chronic disease morbidity in Europe
Incidence of distal forearm fractures is not sex-specific
Most wrist fractures happen in men
Hip fracture
Is the fourth most common osteoporosis-related fracture in many countries
Generates low hospital costs
Has a significant effect on one-year mortality
Has no impact on long-term mobility
The number of hip fractures is expected to remain stable over the next 20 years worldwide
What is the primary driver for the increasing global burden of osteoporotic fractures by 2050?
Improved diagnostic tools
Ageing of the global population
Increase in physical inactivity
Poor access to healthcare
Veganism
What percentage of deaths after a hip or clinical spine fracture can be attributed to the fracture
10%
20%
30%
40%
Less than 10%
Which region is expected to account for more than 50% of all osteoporotic fractures by 2050?
Europe
North America
Asia
Latin America
Middle East