Table 1.
Age distribution of patients admitted to hospital with fractured neck of femur over time, 1968-98. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Age group | 1968-73 | 1974-78 | 1979-83 | 1984-88 | 1989-93 | 1994-98 | 1968-98† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | (n=338) | (n=741) | (n=976) | (n=994) | (n=1295) | (n=1556) | (n=5900) |
| 65-69 | 43 (12.7) | 108 (14.6) | 128 (13.1) | 114 (11.5) | 124 (9.6) | 124 (8.0) | 641 (10.9) |
| 70-74 | 69 (20.4) | 133 (17.9) | 200 (20.5) | 137 (13.8) | 182 (14.1) | 222 (14.3) | 943 (16.0) |
| 75-79 | 65 (19.2) | 155 (20.9) | 209 (21.4) | 243 (24.4) | 274 (21.2) | 304 (19.5) | 1250 (21.2) |
| 80-84 | 77 (22.8) | 159 (21.5) | 208 (21.3) | 270 (27.2) | 318 (24.6) | 412 (26.5) | 1444 (24.5) |
| 85-89 | 51 (15.1) | 125 (16.9) | 138 (14.1) | 159 (16.0) | 266 (20.5) | 326 (21.0) | 1065 (18.1) |
| ≥90 | 33 (9.8) | 61 (8.2) | 93 (9.5) | 71 (7.1) | 131 (10.1) | 168 (10.8) | 557 (9.4) |
| Women | (n=1593) | (n=3557) | (n=4678) | (n=4731) | (n=5875) | (n=6253) | (n=26 687) |
| 65-69 | 117 (7.3) | 270 (7.6) | 342 (7.3) | 284 (6.0) | 345 (5.9) | 274 (4.4) | 1632 (6.1) |
| 70-74 | 229 (14.4) | 453 (12.7) | 574 (12.3) | 552 (11.7) | 560 (9.5) | 606 (9.7) | 2974 (11.1) |
| 75-79 | 295 (18.5) | 670 (18.8) | 950 (20.3) | 860 (18.2) | 1013 (17.2) | 1045 (16.7) | 4833 (18.1) |
| 80-84 | 425 (26.7) | 888 (25.0) | 1176 (25.1) | 1207 (25.5) | 1554 (26.5) | 1622 (25.9) | 6872 (25.8) |
| 85-89 | 360 (22.6) | 776 (21.8) | 966 (20.6) | 1095 (23.1) | 1419 (24.2) | 1607 (25.7) | 6223 (23.3) |
| ≥90 | 167 (10.5) | 500 (14.1) | 670 (14.3) | 733 (15.5) | 984 (16.7) | 1099 (17.6) | 4153 (15.6) |
†
Sex of 3 patients was not known.