In the Year 2000, It Was Estimated That the Number

Multiple Choice

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
$\begin{array}{l}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Percentage of }\\\begin{array} { l l l l l } \text { Site of Fracture } & \text { Fractures } & \text { Men } & \text { Women } & \text { Total } \\\text { Hip } & 18.2 & 490 & 1,137 & 1,627 \\\text { Forearm } & 18.5 & 332 & 1,328 & 1,660 \\\text { Spine } & 15.8 & 554 & 862 & 1,416 \\\text { Humerus } & 7.9 & 178 & 528 & 706 \\\text { Other sites } & 39.6 & 1,909 & 1,641 & 3,550 \\\text { Total } & 100 & 3,463 & 5,496 & 8,959\end{array}\end{array}$ 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

A) greater in women than men.
B) greater in men than women.
C) equal in men and women.