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Table 1 Demographics of the sample and specific upper extremity fractures

From: Fracture profiles of a 4-year cohort of 266,324 first incident upper extremity fractures from population health data in Ontario

Demographics

Fracture Type

n

Age (years)

Sex (%)

Location (%)*

  

Mean (SD)

Median

IQR

Women

Men

Urban

Rural

All 1st incident upper extremity fractures

Entire cohort

266,324

52 (21)

53

33-67

51.5

48.5

82

17

Fractures by Region

Shoulder

48,582

61 (20)

63

49-77

56

43

81

17

Elbow

35,362

52 (20)

54

36-67

60

40

85

14

Wrist

80,010

55 (20)

57

41-70

65

35

83

16

Hand

93,673

42 (18)

40

26-55

33

66

80

18

Hand and Wrist

5967

54 (20)

56

37-70

59

41

82

15

Multiple UE regions

8697

56 (21)

57

39-72

57

43

79

19

Specific Fractures

Clavicle

15,121

51 (22)

50

31-66

34

66

80

18

Scapula

3255

57(20)

57

43-72

33

67

79

20

Proximal Humerus

21,765

68(16)

69

59-81

74

26

83

16

Humerus Shaft

2396

61(20)

63

49-76

61

39

82

17

Humerus, Unspecified

1992

65 (18)

66

55-78

68

32

84

14

Shoulder, Multiple

4053

63(19)

65

52-79

57

43

79

19

Distal Humerus

2738

60(22)

63

44-79

62

38

84

15

Olecranon

3707

58(20)

59

44-75

52

48

85

14

Coronoid

714

47(16)

48

34-59

46

54

86

13

Monteggia

50

46 (19)

48

29-61

50

50

74

24

Radial Head

13,934

46(18)

47

31-59

60

40

86

13

Multiple Radius and Ulna

11,844

57(20)

58

44-72

66

34

84

14

Ulnar Shaft

1605

49(21)

48

31-63

44

56

80

18

Radius Shaft

449

48 (19)

49

32-62

48

52

82

16

Ulna and Radial Shaft

321

46(22)

42

27-63

53

47

86

13

Distal Radius

47,407

59(18)

60

49-72

73

27

83

16

Forearm, Multiple

8372

55 (20)

56

39-69

62

38

78

20

Scaphoid

13,279

44 (20)

42

26-59

50

50

86

13

Carpal, Other

4985

50 (18)

52

35-63

39

61

86

13

Metacarpal 1

2071

42(20)

38

24-56

29

71

83

15

Metacarpal 2

30,462

38 (18)

32

23-49

30

71

82

16

Metacarpal, Multiple

2166

40(20)

33

23-52

27

73

80

18

Proximal Phalanx

3701

45 (19)

44

28-58

39

61

82

17

Distal Phalanx

24,407

45 (17)

45

31-57

29

78

18

21

Phalanx, Other

26,211

45 (18)

43

29-57

43

57

82

17

Finger, Multiple

4655

47 (19)

47

30-60

30

70

75

23

  1. * This data was missing for 1.5 % of the cohort. DRF= distal radius fracture , DP distal phalanx, = MC= metacarpal, M= multiple , R/U= radius and ulna . UE= upper extremity. The bolded number indicate where an excess burden is present in males or females with 10% or more difference in proportions when all age groups are combined; or for location where the highest proportions exist for either rural or urban