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Table 1 Patient sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of a recorded diagnosis of osteoporosis, MedicineInsight 2012–17

From: Osteoporosis management in Australian general practice: an analysis of current osteoporosis treatment patterns and gaps in practice

CHARACTERISTICS

Total patient study population N = 203,201

Patients with osteoporosis recorded N = 25,188

Prevalence of recorded diagnosis of osteoporosis

Number

Number

Proportion (%)

95% CI

Sex

Male

86,221

4589

5.3

4.9–5.7

Female

116,980

20,599

17.6

16.7–18.5

Age (years)

50–59

45,824

1090

2.4

2.2–2.6

60–69

58,306

4033

6.9

6.5–7.3

70–79

58,893

8730

14.8

14.0–15.6

80–89

32,363

8544

26.4

25.1–27.7

≥90

7815

2791

35.7

33.7–37.7

State/Territory

Australian Capital Territory

7003

755

10.8

8.7–12.8

New South Wales

76,312

9954

13.0

12.1–14.0

Northern Territory

247

10

4.0

0.9–7.2

Queensland

31,961

4579

14.3

12.7–15.9

South Australia

7962

947

11.9

9.6–14.2

Tasmania

14,144

1335

9.4

8.0–10.8

Victoria

34,903

4181

12.0

10.4–13.6

Western Australia

30,668

3427

11.2

9.4–12.9

Missing

1

   

Rurality

Major city

128,498

16,755

13.0

12.3–13.8

Inner regional

56,654

6722

11.9

10.5–13.2

Outer regional

11,606

1153

9.9

8.3–11.6

Remote/very remote

2690

183

6.8

5.4–8.2

Missing

3753

   

Socio-economic status (SEIFAb IRSAD quintile)

1 (least advantaged)

32,553

4184

12.9

11.2–14.5

2

32,372

3993

12.3

11.1–13.5

3

53,017

6084

11.5

10.4–12.5

4

35,848

4647

13.0

11.8–14.2

5 (most advantaged)

48,839

6233

12.8

11.6–13.9

Missing

572

   
  1. bSocio-Economic Indexes for Areas