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. 2014 Oct 22;473(3):1133–1139. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-4005-z

Table 1.

Patient and fracture characteristics

Characteristic Number Percent
Overall 4412 100
Age (years)
 18–39 1293 29
 40–59 1636 37
 ≥ 60 1476 34
Male sex 1783 40
BMI (kg/m2)
 < 25 927 21
 25–30 1531 35
 30–35 1023 23
 ≥ 35 909 21
ASA classification ≥ 3 1253 28
History of diabetes
 Insulin-dependent 244 6
 Noninsulin-dependent 324 7
 None 3844 87
History of smoking 1090 25
History of pulmonary disease 297 7
History of heart disease 189 4.3
History of hypertension 1570 36
Steroid use 87 2
Dependent functional status 386 9
Fracture type
 Medial malleolus 235 5
 Lateral malleolus 1143 26
 Bimalleolar 1705 39
 Trimalleolar 1329 30

BMI = body mass index; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists.