Table 3.
Distribution of fracture sites between groups by period. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Fracture sites | Period before surgery (or index date) | Period after surgery (or index date) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bariatric (n=12 676) | Obese (n=38 028) | Non-obese (n=126 760) | Bariatric (n=12 676) | Obese (n=38 028) | Non-obese (n=126 760) | ||
| All fractures | 1639 | 3630 | 9760 | 621 | 1145 | 3375 | |
| Distal lower limb (knee, foot, ankle, and tibia/fibula) | 1053 (64.2) | 2149 (59.2) | 4800 (49.2) | 233 (37.5) | 625 (54.6) | 1585 (47.0) | |
| Clinical spine | 49 (3.0) | 107 (2.9) | 367 (3.8) | 26 (4.2) | 39 (3.4) | 124 (3.7) | |
| Pelvis, hip, and femur | 73 (4.5) | 151 (4.2) | 426 (4.4) | 76 (12.2) | 83 (7.2) | 247 (7.3) | |
| Upper limb (shoulder, humerus, elbow, forearm, and wrist) | 464 (28.3) | 1223 (33.7) | 4167 (42.7) | 286 (46.1) | 398 (34.8) | 1419 (42.0) | |