After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
In the year 2000, it was estimated that the number of new osteoporotic fractures in men and women ages 50 and older was 9.0 million: 1.6 million were at the hip, 1.7 million were at the forearm, and 1.4 million were from the spine and humerus. Consider the following data and answer the questions that follow.
Estimated Number of Fractures (in Thousands) Worldwide at the Sites Shown in Men and Women in the Year 2000
Site of Fracture | Percentage of Fractures | Men | Women | Total |
Hip | 18.2 | 490 | 1,137 | 1,627 |
Forearm | 18.5 | 332 | 1,328 | 1,660 |
Spine | 15.8 | 554 | 862 | 1,416 |
Humerus | 7.9 | 178 | 528 | 706 |
Other sites | 39.6 | 1,909 | 1,641 | 3,550 |
Total | 100 | 3,463 | 5,496 | 8,959 |
Source: Adapted from Johnell, O., & Kanis, J.A. (2006).
Osteoporosis International, 17(12): 1726. doi:10.1007/s00198-006-0172-4.
Combined fractures in the hip, forearm, spine, and humerus were
◦ greater in men than women.
◦ greater in women than men.
◦ equal in men and women.