Table 1.
Descriptive baseline information uploaded to INTELLECT database
| Total (n = 2694) | Femoral fractures (n = 272) | Tibial/fibular fractures (n = 2131) | Hindfoot fractures (n = 291) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)* (n = 2670) | 44.5(20.4) | 37.9(17.9) | 45.5(20.8) | 43.5(19.1) |
| Gender ratio (M : F) (n = 2690) | 71 : 29 | 79 : 21 | 69 : 31 | 72 : 28 |
| Mechanism of injury (%) (n = 2656) | ||||
| Road traffic accident | 53 | 70 | 52 | 37 |
| Low-energy fall | 19 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| High-energy fall | 11 | 4 | 21 | 17 |
| Sports-related | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Work-related | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Interpersonal violence | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Fracture classification (Gustilo–Anderson) (%) (n = 2593) | ||||
| I | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 |
| II | 31 | 38 | 29 | 38 |
| IIIA | 20 | 31 | 19 | 15 |
| IIIB | 28 | 9 | 32 | 21 |
| IIIC | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| No. of patients per country (n = 2694) | ||||
| UK | 1045 | 73 | 918 | 54 |
| Spain | 396 | 51 | 288 | 57 |
| Chile | 322 | 35 | 216 | 71 |
| Netherlands | 227 | 30 | 180 | 27 |
| Mexico | 113 | 14 | 86 | 13 |
| Italy | 98 | 18 | 74 | 6 |
| Austria | 78 | 5 | 60 | 13 |
| Australia | 70 | 2 | 53 | 15 |
| India | 60 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Taiwan | 59 | 14 | 38 | 7 |
| Argentina | 50 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Sweden | 45 | 6 | 24 | 15 |
| Sudan | 43 | 7 | 29 | 7 |
| Czechia | 37 | 9 | 25 | 3 |
| South Korea | 31 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| Egypt | 20 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Co-morbidities (%) (n = 2447) | ||||
| None | 65 | 73 | 63 | 70 |
| Hypertension | 16 | 9 | 17 | 15 |
| Diabetes | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Asthma | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| COPD | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Smoker (%) (n = 2666) | ||||
| Yes | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 |
| No | 42 | 32 | 43 | 43 |
| Unknown | 34 | 42 | 34 | 32 |
*Values are mean(s.d.). COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Reported missing values: 2.7 per cent.