Table 2.
Actual and theoretical incidence of hip fractures in non-community settings by sex and age in the city of London, ON, 2002–2006.
| Institution-based hip fractures | ||||
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| Sex | Age strata (years) | Actual count | Theoretical counta | Ratiob |
| Women | 65–74 | 10 | 1.21 | 8.3 |
| 75–84 | 97 | 24.97 | 3.9 | |
| 85+ | 176 | 160.12 | 1.1 | |
| All Ages | 283 | 186.30 | 1.5 | |
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| Men | 65–74 | 5 | 0.51 | 9.9 |
| 75–84 | 36 | 5.97 | 6.0 | |
| 85+ | 49 | 14.59 | 3.4 | |
| All Ages | 90 | 21.07 | 4.3 | |
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| All | 65–74 | 15 | 1.72 | 8.7 |
| 75–84 | 133 | 30.94 | 4.3 | |
| 85+ | 225 | 174.71 | 1.3 | |
| All Ages | 373 | 207.37 | 1.8 | |
Note: fracture events ≥65 years of age.
atheoretical count calculated as a product of 5 year percent fracture rate of community dwellers and the relevant institutionalized population.
b(actual count ÷ theoretical count).