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Table 1 Characteristics of patients presenting to hospital between January 2003 and December 2017 with minimal-trauma-fractures

From: Establishing baseline absolute risk of subsequent fracture among adults presenting to hospital with a minimal-trauma-fracture

 

Women

(n = 11,149)

Men

(n = 3939)

Combined

(N = 15, 088)

p-value

Age (yrs), mean (SD)

76 (12)

75 (12)

76 (12)

<  0.001

Initial fracture, N (%)

   

<  0.001

 Hip

3375 (30)

1363 (35)

4738 (31)

 

 Lumbar spine

237 (3)

123 (3)

360 (2)

 

 Major

3661 (33)

2250 (57)

5212 (35)

 

 Minor

3876 (35)

903 (23)

4778 (32)

 

Subsequent fracture, N (%)

1599 (14)

425 (11)

2024 (13)

<  0.001

Death, N (%)

1050 (9)

596 (15)

1646 (11)

<  0.001

Follow-up (yrs), median (IQR)

4.7 (1.7–8.4)

3.9 (1.3–7.6)

4.5 (1.6–8.2)

<  0.001

  1. Note: Fractures were classified as follows: hip, vertebral, major, and minor fractures. Major fractures included pelvis, distal femur, proximal tibia, ribs and sternum, and proximal humerus. Minor fractures included all remaining fractures, excluding those of the face, head or digits