TABLE III.

Pooled Estimates of Baseline Demographic Factors

Variable	No. of Studies	Volar Locked Plating*	Closed Reduction and Casting*	P Value
Mean age (yr)	6	72.2 (67.5, 76.9)	72.3 (68.3, 76.4)	0.98
Female (%)	6	87.3 (80.0, 93.1)	88.1 (78.6, 95.1)	0.74
Dominant hand injured (%)	4	53.1 (41.4, 64.5)	53.9 (41.2, 66.1)	0.97
Type A (%)	6	39.0 (4.0, 83.2)	37.3 (4.1, 80.3)	0.66
Type C (%)	6	61.0 (16.8, 96.0)	62.7 (19.7, 95.9)	0.66

^*The values are given as the estimate, with the 95% CI in parentheses. The total number of patients was 274 in the VLP group and 287 in the CRC group.