Use of bone drugs by fracture type
| Fracture type | Number using bone drugs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | Per cent difference (95% confidence intervals) | |
| Hip | |||
| Year before fracture (1994) | 2 | 3 | 1 (−5 to 3) |
| Year of fracture (1995) | 9 | 3 | 6 (−0.5 to 12) |
| Year after fracture (1996) | 4 | 4 | 0 (−5 to 5) |
| Wrist | |||
| Year before fracture (1994) | 7 | 5 | 2 (−5 to 9) |
| Year of fracture (1995) | 7 | 5 | 2 (−5 to 9) |
| Year after fracture (1996) | 5 | 6 | 1 (−7 to 5) |
| Vertebral | |||
| Year before fracture (1994) | 10 | 5 | 5 (−2 to 12) |
| Year of fracture (1995) | 41 | 6 | 35 (24 to 46) |
| Year after fracture (1996) | 39 | 2 | 37 (27 to 47) |