Hertfordshire Cohort Study

Fracture Data
Fracture Data Available ?: 
Yes
Subjects in study with DNA available and fracture information?: 
2 996
Number of MEN with ALL-TYPE of fracture?: 
247
Can you discriminate between PREVALENT and INCIDENT fractures?: 
Yes
Number of WOMEN with ALL-TYPE of fracture?: 
363
Number of MEN with VERTEBRAL fracture?: 
13
Number of WOMEN with VERTEBRAL fracture?: 
6
Number of MEN with HIP fracture?: 
8
Number of WOMEN with HIP fracture?: 
7
Number of MEN with WRIST fracture?: 
35
Number of WOMEN with WRIST fracture?: 
113
Prevalent Fractures
Minimum age of inclusion of the PREVALENT fracture events?: 
45
PREVALENT fractures (already occurred at time of study enrollment): 
hands/fingers, feet/toes, face/skull fractures were included
fractures occurring before a specific age were excluded
Incident Fractures
Do you have in your study INCIDENT fractures?: 
Yes
INCIDENT fractures (occurring after study enrollment): 
hands/fingers, feet/toes, face/skull fractures were included
Vertebral Fractures
Do you have in your study VERTEBRAL fractures?: 
Yes
Can you discriminate between PREVALENT and INCIDENT VERTEBRAL fractures: 
Yes
Were VERTEBRAL fractures ALWAYS ascertained by X-ray films or radiology reports?: 
No
Was MORPHOMETRY (vertebral body heights) from lateral X-rays assessed?: 
No