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Table 2 Annual incidence rates of humerus fractures (per 100,000 inhabitants-year) in our study in comparison with countries from different geographic regions of Europe

From: Epidemiology of proximal humerus fractures

Author, year publication

Origin of study

Number of patients (N)

Study period

Origin of patient database

Age of patients, years

Sex

Annual rate (× 105 h/a)*

Our study

2016–2018

N = 638

Kristiansen et al. [8], 1987

Denmark

N = 565

1983

Inpatients and outpatients

20–29

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

4

2

16

33

61

33

111

32.5

208

98

359

115

502

182

3.5

5.1

7.9

6.8

16

17.8

58.4

31.8

171

55.4

188

35.7

314.4

126.1

30–39

40–49

50–59

60–69

70–79

> 80

Lind et al. [18], 1989

Denmark

N = 730

1980-1984

Inpatients and outpatients

≥ 18

All

73

60.1

Court-Brown et al. [10], 2001

Scotland

N = 1027

1992-1996

Inpatients and outpatients

20–29

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

4

5

4

15

20

20

45

28

96

34

188

58

260

109

139

159

3.5

5.1

7.9

6.8

16

17.8

58.4

31.8

171

55.4

188

35.7

(>  80) 314.4

(>  80) 126.1

30–39

40–49

50–59

60–69

70–79

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

80–89

90–99

Maravicz et al. [19], 2005

France

N = 12262

2001

Inpatients

46–65

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

23.5

17.3

107

29.8

247.5

78.5

39.8

28.8

241.8

95.1

234.2

126.1

66–80

> 80

Palvanen et al. [5], 2006

Finland

1970-2002

Inpatients

≥ 60

All

32 (1970)

105 (2002)

148.9

Femal

51(1970)

129 (2002)

215.4

Male

14(1970)

48 (2002)

60.4

Court-Brown and Caesar [2], 2006

Scotland

N = 337

2000

Inpatients and outpatients

≥ 14

All

63

60.1

Péntek et al [7, 17], 2008

Hungary

N = 41556

1999-2003

Inpatients and outpatients

65–69

All

Female

Male

All

Female

Male

248

366

215

632

1151

632

150.1

188.1

91.4

214.1

280.4

106.2

80–84

Dimai et al [9], 2013

Austria

1989-2008

Inpatients

≥ 50

Female

Male

141 to 383

112 to 222

166.7

50.2

Launonen et al. [3], 2015

Finland

N = 678

2006-2010

Inpatients and outpatients

≥ 16

20–29

All

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

82

13

14

18

12

39

31

112

63

193

87

296

100

379

232

60.1

3.5

5.1

7.9

6.8

16

17.8

58.4

31.8

171

55.4

188

35.7

314.4

126.1

30–39

40–49

50–59

60–69

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

70–79

> 80

Bergdahl et al. [1], 2016

Sweden

N = 2011

2011-2013

Inpatients and outpatients

≥ 16

All

83

60.1

Sumrein et al. [20], 2017

Sweden

N = 98770

2001-2012

Inpatients and outpatients

≥ 18

Female

Male

134.5 (2001)

174.6 (2012)

68.1 (2001)

49.2 (2012)

89.3

28.2

Kannus et al. [21], 2017

Finland

1970 -2015

Inpatients

≥ 80

Female

87 (1970)

297 (2015)

314.4

Klug et al. [22], 2019

Germany

N = 642556

2007-2016

Inpatients

≥ 16

All

74.2

60.1

  1. *(×105 h/a): per 100,000 inhabitants/year