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. 2020 Jan 3;12(1):e6550. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6550

Table 2. Relationship between gender, fractured bones, and sites of fractures among age groups (n=301).

Study variables Age group P-value §
≤25 years N (%) (n=128) 26 – 49 years N (%) (n=127) ≥50 years N (%) (n=46)
Gender
Male 113 (88.3%) 108 (85.0%) 27 (58.7%) <0.001 **
Female 15 (11.7%) 19 (15.0%) 19 (41.3%)
Fractured bones
Skull 17 (13.3%) 20 (15.7%) 05 (10.9%) 0.711
Clavicle 11 (08.6%) 07 (05.5%) 03 (06.5%) 0.652
Ribs 14 (10.9%) 19 (15.0%) 05 (10.9%) 0.614
Humerus 27 (21.1%) 29 (22.8%) 09 (19.6%) 0.862
Radius shaft 10 (07.8%) 04 (03.1%) 0 0.043 **
Ulna 11 (08.6%) 05 (03.9%) 0 0.052
Femur 41 (32.0%) 22 (17.3%) 15 (32.6%) 0.013 **
Tibia 16 (12.5%) 17 (13.4%) 03 (06.5%) 0.517
Fibula 15 (11.7%) 08 (06.3%) 04 (08.7%) 0.314
Pelvis 07 (05.5%) 16 (12.6%) 04 (08.7%) 0.201
Spine 21 (16.4%) 22 (17.3%) 10 (21.7%) 0.662
Foot 03 (02.3%) 04 (03.1%) 0 0.599
Hand 01 (0.80%) 04 (03.1%) 0 0.325
Scapula 02 (01.6%) 01 (0.80%) 0 0.834
Site of Fractures
Right 33 (25.8%) 31 (24.4%) 10 (21.7%) 0.205
Left 32 (25.0%) 26 (20.5%) 13 (28.3%)
Bilateral or multiple 50 (39.1%) 43 (33.9%) 13 (28.3%)
Axial 13 (10.2%) 27 (21.3%) 10 (21.7%)