Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Characteristics	Plate group (N=69)	Nail group (N=72)	Conservative group (N=43)	P-value
Sex, n (%)				0.294
Male	24 (35)	22 (31)	9 (21)
Female	45 (65)	50 (69)	34 (79)
Age (years), mean ± SD	75.14±8.46	76.89±8.12	74.12±7.65	0.181
Neer classification, n (%)				0.828
2-part	38 (55)	36 (50)	23 (53)
3-part	31 (45)	36 (50)	20 (47)
Dominant side involved	37 (54)	34 (49)	19 (44)	0.583
Medial cortical comminution	18 (26)	21 (29)	10 (23)	0.780
Interval between surgery and injury (days), mean ± SD	9.25±4.29	9.60±4.14	8.98±3.98	0.622