Table 1 Overview of patient and injury epidemiology in relation to fracture typea
| Â | 31-A1 | 31-A2 | 31-A3 |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 3067) | (n = 5191) | (n = 2288) | |
Age years, mean (±SD) | 82.2 (10.3) | 83.2 (9.8) | 81.0 (12.0) |
% (n=) | |||
Female gender | 65 (1981/3067) | 72 (3725/5191) | 70 (1610/2288) |
Injury location | |||
 At residence | 74 (2202/2960) | 75 (3816/5069) | 73 (1611/2218) |
 Public place | 4.8 (143/2960) | 4.6 (233/5069) | 4.4 (97/2218) |
 Street/road | 3.5 (103/2960) | 3.6 (183/5069) | 4.1 (92/2218) |
 Other | 17 (512/2960) | 17 (837/5069) | 19 (418/2218) |
Injury mechanism | |||
 Fall at same level | 84 (2561/3067) | 84 (4363/5191) | 82 (1870/2288) |
 Unspecified fall | 9.7 (299/3067) | 10 (532/5191) | 8.9 (203/2288) |
 Fall from height | 3.6 (111/3067) | 3.4 (179/5191) | 5.7 (130/2288) |
 Traffic | 2.4 (74/3067) | 1.7 (87/5191) | 2.2 (51/2288) |
 Other | 0.7 (22/3067) | 0.6 (30/5191) | 1.5 (34/2288) |
High energy trauma | |||
 Yes | 1.4 (43/2971) | 1.1 (55/5045) | 3.2 (71/2229) |
 No | 97 (2890/2971) | 98 (4924/5045) | 96 (2134/2229) |
 Unknown | 1.3 (38/2971) | 1.3 (66/5045) | 1.1 (24/2229) |
 Open fracture | 0 (0) | 0.1 (5/5191) | 0.4 (9/2288) |