Table 3 Differences in place and cause of fracture between urban and rural areas in each age group
Age group, y | 65–74 | 74–84 | ≥85 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | ||
No. of hip fractures | 156 | 190 | 447 | 719 | 515 | 925 | |
Place of injury, n (%) | |||||||
Indoors | 77 (49.4) | 114 (60.0) | 288 (64.4) | 497 (69.1) | 388 (75.3) | 740 (80.0) | |
Outdoors | 68 (43.6) | 72 (37.9) | 118 (26.4) | 198 (27.5) | 79 (15.3) | 149 (16.1) | |
Not indicated | 11 (7.1) | 4 (2.1) | 41 (9.2) | 24 (3.3) | 48 (9.3) | 36 (3.9) | |
Cause of injury, n (%) | |||||||
In bed | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) | 6 (0.8) | 7 (1.4) | 8 (0.9) | |
Simple fall | 101 (64.7) | 136 (71.6) | 348 (77.9) | 567 (78.9) | 399 (77.5) | 750 (81.1) | |
Fall on stairs | 10 (6.4) | 4 (2.1) | 17 (3.8) | 33 (4.6) | 17 (3.3) | 34 (3.7) | |
Traffic accident | 31 (19.9) | 31 (16.3) | 34 (7.6) | 55 (7.6) | 24 (4.7) | 38 (4.1) | |
Could not be recalled | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (0.7) | 5 (0.7) | 10 (1.9) | 12 (1.3) | |
Unknown* | 12 (7.7) | 15 (7.9) | 44 (9.8) | 53 (7.4) | 58 (11.3) | 83 (9.0) | |