Question reference: S3W-02365
- Date lodged: 24 July 2007
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Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 August 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence has been of osteoporosis in each year since 1980, broken down by (a) gender and (b) age group.
Answer
Information on the incidenceof osteoporosis in Scotland is not available centrally. Information for Scottish Parliamentary constituencies and for Scottish parliamentary regions is onlyavailable from 1 April 1999.
The proportion of the population who consult each year(annual patient rate) and the number of patients seen for osteoporosis in anyyear by a member of the practice team in Scotland can be estimated from Practice Team Information (PTI) data, which is datareceived from a sample of Scottish practices. This data is currently availablefor the years 2003-04 to 2005-06.
Osteoporosis – annual patient rates per 1,000 population andestimated number of patients consulting in Scotland; years ending 31 March 2004, 2005 and2006 by gender and agegroup
| Gender |
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |||
| Age group | Annual patient rate per 1,000 population | Estimated number of patients | Annual patient rate per 1,000 population | Estimated number of patients | Annual patient rate per 1,000 population | Estimated number of patients | |
| Males | Under 50 years | 0.1 | 250 | 0.1 | 200 | 0.1 | 100 |
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| 50 - 69 | 1.5 | 850 | 1.4 | 850 | 1.2 | 700 |
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| 70 - 79 | 4.2 | 700 | 4.6 | 750 | 3.4 | 550 |
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| 80 years & over | 3.0 | 200 | 3.9 | 250 | 3.4 | 250 |
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| All ages | 0.8 | 2,000 | 0.8 | 2,100 | 0.6 | 1,600 |
| Females | Under 50 years | 0.6 | 1,000 | 0.4 | 650 | 0.4 | 650 |
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| 50 - 69 | 11.9 | 7,200 | 8.5 | 5,200 | 8.8 | 5,450 |
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| 70 - 79 | 27.1 | 5,800 | 25.0 | 5,350 | 23.3 | 5,000 |
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| 80 years & over | 24.2 | 3,300 | 23.9 | 3,300 | 18.9 | 2,600 |
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| All ages | 6.4 | 17,350 | 5.4 | 14,500 | 5.0 | 13,700 |
| Total | All ages | 3.6 | 19,300 | 3.1 | 16,600 | 2.8 | 15,250 |
Source: ISD.
Notes:
Estimated numbers of patients are rounded to the nearest 50.Total figures may not add up to the sum of the parts due to this rounding.
Due to the small numbers on which these estimates are based,care must be taken when examining these data as a trend.
Following a substantial review of PTI data and subsequentrevisions to the methodology for all PTI analyses, direct comparisons withfigures produced prior to 27th March 2007are not valid. Further information can be found on the ISD website, at: