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. 2014 Nov 7;9(11):e112098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112098

Table 2. Percentage mortality rates and standardized mortality ratios (SMR) in low-energy distal radius fracture patients one and five years after the fracture.

All (n = 799) Males (n = 118) Females (n = 681)
Mortality rates (%) Mortality rates (%) SMR (95% CI) Mortality rates (%) SMR (95% CI)
After 1 year
All 3.3 5.9 1.8 (0.5, 2.7) 2.9 0.9 (0.5, 1.3)
50–70 years 1.0 1.4 1.6 (−1.5, 4.7) 0.9 1.5 (−0.2, 3.2)
>70 years 5.6 12.0 1.6 (0.4, 2.8) 5.0 0.8 (0.4, 1.2)
After 5 year
All 4.7 5.7 1.7 (0.3, 3.1) 5.1 2.0 (1.3, 2.7)
50–70 years 1.5 1.5 1.9 (−1.8, 5.6) 1.6 2.9 (0.2, 5.4)
>70 years 9.4 13.5 1.9 (0.1, 3.7) 8.9 1.9 (1.3, 2.5)