Table 1.
Characteristics of patients presenting to hospital between January 2003 and December 2017 with minimal-trauma-fractures
| Women (n = 11,149) |
Men (n = 3939) |
Combined (N = 15, 088) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs), mean (SD) | 76 (12) | 75 (12) | 76 (12) | < 0.001 |
| Initial fracture, N (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Hip | 3375 (30) | 1363 (35) | 4738 (31) | |
| Lumbar spine | 237 (3) | 123 (3) | 360 (2) | |
| Major | 3661 (33) | 2250 (57) | 5212 (35) | |
| Minor | 3876 (35) | 903 (23) | 4778 (32) | |
| Subsequent fracture, N (%) | 1599 (14) | 425 (11) | 2024 (13) | < 0.001 |
| Death, N (%) | 1050 (9) | 596 (15) | 1646 (11) | < 0.001 |
| Follow-up (yrs), median (IQR) | 4.7 (1.7–8.4) | 3.9 (1.3–7.6) | 4.5 (1.6–8.2) | < 0.001 |
Note: Fractures were classified as follows: hip, vertebral, major, and minor fractures. Major fractures included pelvis, distal femur, proximal tibia, ribs and sternum, and proximal humerus. Minor fractures included all remaining fractures, excluding those of the face, head or digits