Table 1.
Patient Demographics.
| All patients (n = 510) | |
|---|---|
| Age, Mean (range) yrs | 83.4 (72-101) |
| Sex | |
| Female (%) | 376 (73.7%) |
| Male (%) | 134 (26.3%) |
| Hospital | |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital | 190 (37.3%) |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 320 (62.7%) |
| Year of Presentation | |
| 2013 | 27 (5.3%) |
| 2014 | 111 (21.8%) |
| 2015 | 185 (36.3%) |
| 2016 | 187 (36.7%) |
| Race | |
| Asian | 8 (1.6%) |
| Black or African-American (%) | 19 (3.7%) |
| White (%) | 461 (90.4%) |
| Other | 9 (1.8%) |
| Not recorded/Refused (%) | 13 (2.5%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino (%) | 11 (2.2%) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino (%) | 351 (68.8%) |
| Unknown/Declined (%) | 148 (28.6%) |
| Language | |
| English | 486 (95.3%) |
| Non-English | 24 (4.7%) |
| Education | |
| Less than High School | 16 (3.1%) |
| Some High School | 19 (3.7%) |
| High School/GED | 161 (31.6%) |
| Some College | 18 (3.5%) |
| College degree | 113 (22.2%) |
| Graduate degree | 31 (6.1%) |
| Other/Unknown | 152 (29.8%) |
| Median Household Income; Mean (range) | $79,705 ($21,905-$191,744) |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Fall from standing | 426 (83.5%) |
| Fall from height | 37 (7.3%) |
| MVC | 17 (3.3%) |
| Pedestrian struck | 11 (2.2%) |
| Other | 19 (3.7%) |
| Fracture type | |
| Pelvis/lower extremity | 404 (79.2%) |
| Upper extremity | 42 (8.2%) |
| Multiple fractures | 64 (12.5%) |