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Table 2 The association of patient characteristics with femoral shaft and distal femoral fractures

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

 

Shaft fracture

Distal fracture

No

Yes

p

No

Yes

p

n = 3219

n = 640

 

n = 3393

n = 466

 

Age (years)

75 [63, 83]

44 [26, 65]

< 0.001

74 [60, 82]

60 [41, 73]

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

1256 (39.0)

364 (56.9)

< 0.001

1428 (42.1)

192 (41.2)

0.754

Fall, n (%)

2377 (73.8)

165 (25.8)

< 0.001

2366 (69.7)

176 (37.8)

< 0.001

BMI, medium [IQR]

22.9 [20.5, 25.8]

24.3 [21.6, 27.1]

< 0.001

22.9 [20.4, 25.7]

25.0 [22.2, 28.2]

< 0.001

Weight, n (%)

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Obese

365 (11.3)

110 (17.2)

 

383 (11.3)

92 (19.7)

 

 Overweight

736 (22.9)

184 (28.7)

 

766 (22.6)

154 (33.0)

 

 Normal weight

1799 (55.9)

314 (49.1)

 

1904 (56.1)

209 (44.8)

 

 Underweight

319 (9.9)

32 (5.0)

 

340 (10.0)

11 (2.4)

 
  1. BMI Body mass index, IQR Interquartile range