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)