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 50 - 69 1.5 850 1.4 850 1.2 700 70 - 79 4.2 700 4.6 750 3.4 550 80 years & over 3.0 200 3.9 250 3.4 250 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 50 - 69 11.9 7,200 8.5 5,200 8.8 5,450 70 - 79 27.1 5,800 25.0 5,350 23.3 5,000 80 years & over 24.2 3,300 23.9 3,300 18.9 2,600 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.