Table 1.
Comparison of fracture location by long bone segment (proximal, distal, diaphyseal) and sub-segment (epiphysis vs. metaphysis).
| N (%) | Obese (WFA>95th) |
Non-Obese | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Femur, N | 68 | 198 | |
| Long bone segment | |||
| Proximal | 3 (4.4) | 12 (6.1) | 0.8020 |
| Distal | 9 (13.2) | 22 (11.1) | |
| Diaphyseal | 56 (82.4) | 164 (82.8) | |
| Proximal and distal sub-segments | |||
| Epiphysis | 11 (91.7) | 15 (44.1) | 0.0043 |
| Metaphysis | 1 (8.33) | 19 (55.9) | |
| Proximal sub-segment | |||
| Epiphysis | 2 (66.7) | 0 (-) | 0.0286* |
| Metaphysis | 1 (33.3) | 12 (100) | |
| Distal sub-segment | |||
| Epiphysis | 9 (100) | 15 (68.2) | 0.0766* |
| Metaphysis | 0 (-) | 7 (31.8) | |
| Tibia, N | 23 | 105 | |
| Long bone segment | |||
| Proximal | 1 (4.4) | 12 (11.4) | 0.5492 |
| Distal | 10 (43.5) | 38 (36.2) | |
| Diaphyseal | 12 (52.2) | 55 (52.4) | |
| Proximal-distal sub-segment | |||
| Epiphysis | 9 (81.8) | 18 (36.0) | 0.0077* |
| Metaphysis | 2 (18.2) | 32 (64.0) | |
| Proximal sub-segment | |||
| Epiphysis | 1 (100) | 1 (8.3) | 0.1538 |
| Metaphysis | 0 (-) | 11 (91.7) | |
| Distal sub-segment | |||
| Epiphysis | 8 (80.0) | 17 (44.7) | .0753* |
| Metaphysis | 2 (20.0) | 21 (55.3) |
*
Fisher’s exact test