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Table 3 Incidence of distal radius fractures per 10,000 persons in the region of Northeastern Scania, Sweden, during 2001, grouped according to AO type and age group

From: Incidence and characteristics of distal radius fractures in a southern Swedish region

  

19–49 years

50–79 years

80- years

 
 

AO type

n

Incidence (95% CI)

n

Incidence (95% CI)

n

Incidence (95% CI)

p-value*

Women

Type A

21

6.7 (4.1–10.2)

125

44 (37–53)

59

94 (71–121)

<0.001

 

Type B

1

0.3 (0–1.8)

7

2.5 (1.0–5.1)

1

1.6 (0–8.9)

0.12

 

Type C

4

1.3 (0.3–3.2)

21

7.5 (4.6–11)

13

21 (11–35)

<0.001

 

Non-classifiable

2

 

1

 

0

  
 

Data missing

0

 

4

 

2

  

Men

Type A

18

5.5 (3.3–8.7)

22

8.2 (5.1–12.4)

7

19.8 (8.0–41)

0.01

 

Type B

5

1.5 (0.5–3.6)

3

1.1 (0.2–3.3)

0

0 (0–10.4)

0.56

 

Type C

4

1.2 (0.3–3.1)

8

3.0 (1.3–5.9)

3

8.5 (1.8–25)

0.02

 

Non-classifiable

1

 

1

 

0

  
 

Data missing

0

 

2

 

0

  
  1. * comparing incidence rates among the three age groups