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Table 1 The association of patient characteristics with proximal type A, B, and C femoral fractures

From: The influence of ageing on the incidence and site of trauma femoral fractures: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Proximal A fracture

Proximal B fracture

Proximal C fracture

No

Yes

p

No

Yes

p

No

Yes

p

n = 2500

n = 1359

 

n = 2372

n = 1487

 

n = 3800

n = 59

 

Age (years)

69 [52, 79]

78 [67, 84]

< 0.001

70 [49, 81]

76 [66, 82]

< 0.001

73 [58, 81]

35 [26, 52]

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

1035 (41.4)

585 (43.0)

0.339

1095 (46.2)

525 (35.3)

< 0.001

1578 (41.5)

42 (71.2)

< 0.001

Fall, n (%)

1482 (59.3)

1060 (78.0)

< 0.001

1353 (57.0)

299 (22.0)

< 0.001

2532 (66.6)

10 (16.9)

< 0.001

BMI, median [IQR]

23.2 [20.8, 26.2]

22.9 [20.4, 25.6]

0.001

23.6 [21.0, 26.6]

22.5 [20.2, 25.0]

< 0.001

23.1 [20.7, 26.0]

25.3 [22.7, 28.7]

< 0.001

Weight, n (%)

  

0.001

  

< 0.001

  

0.029

 Obese

327 (13.1)

148 (10.9)

 

332 (14.0)

143 (9.6)

 

464 (12.2)

11 (18.6)

 

 Overweight

611 (24.4)

309 (22.7)

 

624 (26.3)

296 (19.9)

 

900 (23.7)

20 (33.9)

 

 Normal weight

1367 (54.7)

746 (54.9)

 

1223 (51.6)

890 (59.9)

 

2086 (54.9)

27 (45.8)

 

 Underweight

195 (7.8)

156 (11.5)

 

193 (8.1)

158 (10.6)

 

350 (9.2)

1 (1.7)

 
  1. BMI Body mass index, IQR Interquartile range